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Brees Back With Saints

Aug. 20, 2009
HOUSTON (AP) -- New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees was ready to focus on football as he returned to practice for the first time since his mother's funeral.
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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