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'Everybody's Fine' drives home family message

Nov. 27, 2009
If you stared at empty seats around your Thanksgiving dinner table, Robert DeNiro's newest film could help.
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Memorial Day Ceremonies on the Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum in New York
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American Military Service members and Veterans hold a 100 foot wide U.S. Flag for Memorial Day ceremonies at the Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum in New York City on May 28, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo