Pacific World War II veterans honored by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and HBO executives in Washington

Steven Spielberg speaks to the media after a ceremony at National World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington on March 11, 2010. Spielberg and Tom Hanks, executive producers of a new HBO miniseries "The Pacific," hosted a ceremony to honor World War II veterans who served in the Pacific. UPI/Alexis C. Glenn