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3 burned by LA-area fire threatening homes

Aug. 31, 2009
Fire officials say a massive wildfire that cost two firefighters their lives also critically burned three people in the foothills northeast of Los Angeles. Los Angeles County fire Capt. Mike Brown said the three adults suffered third-degree burns on Saturday...
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commemorated in Washington
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A U.S. Air Force B-52 flies over the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during commemoration of 50th anniversary of the war on May 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama is at the base of the wall left center. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. The B-52 bomber was used extensively during the Vietnam War. UPI/Pat Benic