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Brush fire breaks out in hills above Montecito

Nov. 14, 2008
The blaze forces evacuations and damages some structures in the wealthy Santa Barbara County community, authorities say. A fast-moving brush fire driven by 60- to 70-mph winds erupted tonight in the hills above Montecito in Santa Barbara County, forcing evacuations of some large luxury homes and...
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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