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S.F. Memorial Day events honor the fallen

May. 25, 2009
Proud words were spoken and cannon shots fired during a ceremony at San Francisco's historic Presidio grounds today as hundreds of people listened to tributes paid to the nation's fallen warriors. It was a day of praise for World War I doughboys, the all-...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler