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An Afghan girl carries oranges in Liberty Village on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 8, 2021. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)

34,000 Afghan refugees remain on seven military bases in the US three months after evacuation mission

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Paris, February 28, 1969: Presidents Charles de Gaulle of France and Richard Nixon of the U.S. review the troops at Orly Airport. Nixon's visit to Paris came near the end of a European trip that had already featured stops in Belgium, Germany, England and Italy; he went on to meet with Pope Paul VI at the Vatican before returning home.

De Gaulle and Nixon in Paris, 1969

Paris, Feb. 28, 1969: Presidents Charles de Gaulle of France and Richard Nixon of the U.S. review the troops at Orly Airport. Nixon’s visit to Paris came near the end of a European trip that had already featured stops in Belgium, Germany, England and Italy; he went on to meet with Pope Paul VI at the Vatican before returning home.