In this July 15, 2017 photo, Father Girigis Ramandious performs a "baby shower" for 40-day-old Heaven Khalil at St. Mary's Catholic Church in York, Pa. Coptic baby boys are baptized when 40 days old while baby girls are baptized when 80 days old. About 60 Egyptian Coptic Christian families have moved to York County in recent years to escape religious persecution in Egypt, where Copts face systematic discrimination and experience attacks by Islamic extremists. (Chris Dunn/York Daily Record via AP)
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Military parade celebrates Army’s 250th
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Ovi scores goal 890, Caps lose to Sabres 8-5
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Hegseth joins veterans, generals to mark 80th anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima
A handful of retired Marines – all in the late 90s or over 100 — joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Japan’s Prime Minister Takeru Ishida on Saturday to mark the anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II in the Pacific that ended 80 years ago this week.
