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Abdul - Jabbar Says Being Treated For Leukemia, Prognosis Good

Nov. 10, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is battling a rare form of blood cancer but his long-term prognosis is very good, the NBA Hall of Famer was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
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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