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Astros respond to Cooper's call, dump Braves

May. 2, 2009
Lance Berkman hit a first-inning homer, Hunter Pence had three hits and the Houston Astros responded to their manager's call for more offense with a 5-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.
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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