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The burned out wreckage of a U.S. aircraft lies in the desert some 300 miles south of Tehran after the abortive commando-style raid into Iran, April 1980, aimed at freeing the American hostages being held in Tehran. The rescue mission fell apart when several helicopters failed and a helicopter and C141 transport plane collided. At least 8 U.S. servicemen died in the mission. (AP Photo)
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The stairs leading to the unit’s main and upper levels have a custom-designed railing. The living area has a wood-burning fireplace.
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Miller and Smith is building 158 single-family homes in the Noble Pointe Collection of Brambleton in Ashburn. The Hathaway model, with 2,935 square feet, is priced from $579,990.
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People gather atop the aircraft steps outside a Syrian passenger plane that was forced by Turkish jets to land at Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
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Barbara Hopkins (left) hugs her grandson, whose nickname was given only as Mick, outside her son's house in Baltimore on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, where an early morning fire claimed the lives of an adult and four children. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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The burned out wreckage of a U.S. aircraft lies in the desert some 300 miles south of Tehran after the abortive commando-style raid into Iran, April 1980, aimed at freeing the American hostages being held in Tehran. The rescue mission fell apart when several helicopters failed and a helicopter and C141 transport plane collided. At least 8 U.S. servicemen died in the mission. (AP Photo)
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The scorched wreckage of an American C-130 Cargo aircraft lies in the Iranian desert of Dasht-E-Kavir, approximately 500 kilometers from Tehran, Iran on April 27, 1980. The mission to free 50 American hostages from the U.S. Embassy in Tehran was aborted due to equipment failure. The plane collided with a U.S. helicopter and eight servicemen were killed. (AP Photo)
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Firefighters examine the rubble Oct. 10, 2012, after a section of a parking garage under construction at Miami-Dade College in Doral, Fla., collapsed, killing one worker and trapping at least two others. (Associated Press)
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Delouise Guerra the sister of Marine PFC James Jacques releases one of 21 doves after his funeral at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. The Jacques funeral was held 37 years after he was killed during the rescue of the crew of an American cargo ship seized by Cambodia in May of 1975. His remains were identified in August 2012. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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A horse drawn carriage carries the casket and remains at funeral services for Marine PFC James Jacques at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver. The funeral was held 37 years after he was killed during the rescue of the crew of an American cargo ship seized by Cambodia in May of 1975. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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Delouise Guerra holds a photo of her brother, Marine Pfc. James Jacques, who was killed in a helicopter crash near Cambodia in 1975. Jacques’ remains were identified in August. He was buried Tuesday with full military honors at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver. (Associated Press)
