What 25 historic battlefields look like today

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What 25 historic battlefields look like today

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Then: Trenton, New Jersey (1776)

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Now: Trenton, New Jersey

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Then: Saratoga, New York (1777)

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Now: Saratoga, New York

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Then: Tripoli (1805)

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Now: Tripoli

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Then: Fort McHenry, Baltimore (1814)

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Today: Fort McHenry, Baltimore

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Then: Palo Alto, Texas (1846)

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Now: Palo Alto, Texas

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Then: Sharpsburg, Maryland (1862)

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Now: Sharpsburg, Maryland

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Then: Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee (1862)

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Now: Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee

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Then: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (1863)

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Now: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

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Then: Spotsylvania, Virginia (1864)

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Now: Spotsylvania, Virginia

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Then: Manila Bay, Philippines (1898)

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Now: Manila Bay, Philippines

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Then: Saint-Mihiel, France (1918)

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Now: Saint-Mihiel, France

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Then: Belleau Wood, France (1918)

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Now: Belleau Wood, France

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Then: Normandy, France (1944)

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Now: Normandy, France

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Then: Ardennes, Belgium (1944-45)

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Now: Ardennes, Belgium

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Then: Iwo Jima, Japan (1945)

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Now: Iwo Jima, Japan

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Then: Okinawa, Japan (1945)

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Now: Okinawa, Japan

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Then: Chosin Reservoir, North Korea (1950)

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Now: Changjin, North Korea

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Then: Khe Sanh, Vietnam (1968)

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Now: Khe Sanh, Vietnam

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Then: Hue, Vietnam (1968)

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Now: Hue, Vietnam

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Then: A Shau Valley, Vietnam (1969)

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Now: A Shau Valley, Vietnam

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Then: Basra, Iraq (1991)

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Now: Basra, Iraq

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Then: Takur Ghar, Afghanistan (2002)

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Now: Takur Ghar, Afghanistan

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Then: Sadr City, Iraq (2004)

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Now: Sadr City, Iraq

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Then: Fallujah, Iraq (2004)

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Now: Fallujah, Iraq

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Then: Sangin, Afghanistan (2010)

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