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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan eyeing tight end Tony Gonzalez as big target

May. 8, 2009
Matt Ryan isn't trying to hide his excitement about the arrival of Tony Gonzalez.
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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