islands, midway, atoll, come, into, view, as, navy, passenger, jet, prepares, to, touch, down, arriving, help, commemorate, th, anniversary, battle, epic, sea, was, turning, point, in, world, war, ii, s, pacific, theater, huge, allied, victory, that, meant, end, japanese, naval, supremacy, some, cruise-ship, passengers, were, most, guests, yesterday, secretary, interior, dirk, kempthorne, addressed, crowd, during, ceremony, veteran, john, f, besson, salutes, taps, played, one, about, half-dozen, veterans, historic, william, tunstall, center, second, from, left, stand, audience, applauds, them, these, days, albatross, inhabitants, vastly, outnumber, its, human, this, chick, observed, unusually, large, gathering, visitors