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Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan could return to drills Wednesday

Dec. 7, 2009
Falcons coach Mike Smith dismissed the lopsided loss to the Eagles as an "anomaly." He insisted his team's season is not over, and he said he hopes quarterback Matt Ryan and other injured starters can return this week.
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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