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'Miracle' plane crash survivor back in France

Jul. 2, 2009
A teenage girl who survived a plane crash off the Comoros islands by clinging to wreckage in the Indian Ocean has flown back to Paris on a ministerial plane.
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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