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Military families get free entry into national parks

Active-duty military personnel and their dependents will soon be able to enter every national park for free as part of an effort to thank service members and their families for the sacrifices they make, the Interior Department announced Tuesday.

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Image: Originally built for the 1962 World's Fair, the now iconic Space Needle marks its 50th anniversary on April 21, 2012.
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Image: An exterior view shows The Titanic Belfast building in Belfast
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America's national parks

Nearly 400 national parks can be found all across America, and feature breathtaking vistas, rock formations millions of years old, and more.

Image: Originally built for the 1962 World's Fair, the now iconic Space Needle marks its 50th anniversary on April 21, 2012.
Museum of History & Industry
Image: Blossoming fruit trees
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Image: San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge turns 75
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Image: A 1912 advertisement for the British luxury passenger liner 'Titanic; The Titanic, White Star, Liner on the stocks in Harland & Wolff's shipyard, Belfast, Northern Ireland; A wreath floats in berths 43/44 from where the RMS Titanic set sail on its
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Image: An exterior view shows The Titanic Belfast building in Belfast
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Image: A frozen house is seen on a track of the Sedivackuv Long dog sled race in Destne v Orlickych horach
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Image: A woman holds an offering of fruits as shamans perform a ritual for good luck for the new year in Lima
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