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5 Americans may stand trial in Iraq in fellow American's slaying

Jun. 7, 2009
Iraqi security has arrested five U.S. contractors in the death of Jim Kitterman, a Texan who owned a construction company. Kitterman was found stabbed to death in Baghdad's Green Zone in May. Iraqi security forces arrested five U.S. contractors on suspicion they played a role in last month's...
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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