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Astros capture rare series victory at Atlanta

May. 3, 2009
Michael Bourn had three hits, including a seventh-inning single to drive in the go-ahead run, as the Houston Astros beat the Braves 7-5 Sunday and won a series in Atlanta for the first time in five years.
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visited in Washington
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Veterans etch the names of their friends inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War on May 26, 2012 in Washington, DC. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. UPI/Pat Benic