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Photos for July 21, 2011

A good one, a bit misanthropic, but a good one. Published on July 21, 2011	This guy's shirt cracked me up - may have been my favorite. Published on July 21, 2011	I believe it. Published on July 21, 2011
Captain Filipino American... Published on July 21, 2011	There's his zombie....a reversible zombie t-shirt. What will they think of next? Published on July 21, 2011	Wait for it....wait for it.... Published on July 21, 2011
Making a statement.... Published on July 21, 2011	Brian from "Family Guy" on a t-shirt at Comic-Con. Published on July 21, 2011	Love this take on the immigrant crossing sign. Published on July 21, 2011
Likely a "True Blood" fan here. Published on July 21, 2011	This Bill Murray t-shirt is one of my favorites. Published on July 21, 2011	Crowds descended on downtown San Diego for Comic-Con 2011. Published on July 21, 2011
On the trolley heading to Comic-Con, 2011. Published on July 21, 2011	This little guy had a homemade costume (best kind!) - Boba Fett! Published on July 21, 2011	Crowds on Day One of Comic-Con International taking the escalator to the upper level of the convention hall where many of the panels take place. Published on July 21, 2011
The Silver Surfer at opening day of Comic-Con. Published on July 21, 2011	A zombie bride waits in line to get her pass for Comic-Con, International. Published on July 21, 2011	A large box of Marvel action figures arrives at Comic-Con, International. Published on July 21, 2011
This Harry Potter look-alike was destined to get some attention. Published on July 21, 2011	Fans of Showtime's "Dexter" were excited to see C.S. Lee (Vince Masuka) and James Remar (Harry Morgan, Dexter's father) signing autographs in the exhibit hall. Published on July 21, 2011	Everyone gets their 15 minutes of fame at Comic-Con, especially if you're covered in lime green head-to-toe tights. Published on July 21, 2011
A woman dressed in the Lolita style takes a rest during 2011 Comic-Con International. Published on July 21, 2011	Camper Tiffany Vargas was burned in a kitchen accident when she was 4 years old. She's had a series of skin grafts and other operations. She says she's proud of her scar. Published on July 21, 2011	Each day, campers and counselors gather to recognize each other's accomplishments. Published on July 21, 2011
Improved visibility in the new tower Published on July 21, 2011	70 kids from all over the country come to the Camp Beyond the Scars. All of them have suffered burn injuries. Published on July 21, 2011	San Diego firefighter Catie Casciari's been a counselor at Camp Beyond the Scars for 4 years. She says she loves being with the kids. Published on July 21, 2011
Jorge Riquelme and Janice Pezzoli stand near the edge of Tecolote Canyon, where the Bayside Community Center plans to create a new urban garden. July 21, 2011. Published on July 21, 2011	General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, at his headquarters in the European theater of operations. He wears the five-star cluster of the newly-created rank of General of the Army. T4c. Messerlin, February 1, 1945. Published on July 21, 2011	With torn picture of his feuhrer beside his clenched fist, a dead general of the Volkssturm lies on the floor of city hall, Leipzig, Germany. He committed suicide rather than face U.S. Army troops who captured the city on April 19, 1945. Published on July 21, 2011
Conference of the Big Three at Yalta makes final plans for the defeat of Germany: Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Premier Josef Stalin, February 1945. Published on July 21, 2011	Ciro's Pizzeria in the Gaslamp Quarter has transformed into the "Cartoon Network Cafe" to attract the Comic-Con audience. Published on July 21, 2011	2011 Comic-Con Banner in the heart of the Gaslamp Quarter Published on July 21, 2011
"Team Coco" Exhibit at the Michael J. Wolf Fine Arts Gallery Published on July 21, 2011	Marvel Monstergeddon preview at Culy Warehouse in the Gaslamp Quarter. Published on July 21, 2011	U.S. troops of the 28th Infantry Division, who have been regrouped in security platoons for defense of Bastogne, Belgium, march down a street. Some of these soldiers lost their weapons during the German advance in this area. Bastogne, Belgium, December 20, 2944. Published on July 21, 2011
Normandy Invasion, June 1944. Army troops on board a LCT, ready to ride across the English Channel to France. Some of these men wear 101st Airborne Division insignia. Photograph released June 12, 1944. Published on July 21, 2011	Normandy Invasion, June 1944. Senior U.S. officers watching operations from the bridge of USS Augusta (CA-31), off Normandy, June 8, 1944. They are (from left to right): Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk, USN, Commander Western Naval Task Force; Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley, U.S. Army, Commanding General, U.S. First Army; Rear Admiral Arthur D. Struble, USN, (with binoculars) Chief of Staff for RAdm. Kirk; and Major General Hugh Keen, U.S. Army. Published on July 21, 2011	Normandy Invasion, June 1944. Coast Guard manned USS LST-21 unloads British Army tanks and trucks onto a "Rhino" barge during the early hours of the invasion, June 6, 1944. Note the nickname "Virgin" on the "Sherman" tank at left. Published on July 21, 2011
Normandy Invasion, June 1944. Wounded men of the 3rd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, receive cigarettes and food after they had stormed "Omaha" beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Published on July 21, 2011	Normandy Invasion, June 1944. Army troops wade ashore on "Omaha" Beach during the D-Day landings, June 6, 1944. They were brought to the beach by a Coast Guard manned LCVP. Published on July 21, 2011	A screen grab from the Spanish language version of the Crossroads GPS television ad. Published on July 21, 2011
Current San Diego City Council Districts. Published on July 21, 2011	Pseudoephedrine pills seized at a methamphetamine lab in Anaheim, California. Published on July 21, 2011	Atlantis Returns From Final Mission Of Space Shuttle program. Published on July 21, 2011
Storm was a strong female comic book character in Marvel's "X-Men." Published on July 21, 2011	Rebecca Hicks' "Little Vampires" Published on July 21, 2011	Nichelle Nichols was an early, strong female character in TV's "Star Trek." Published on July 21, 2011
"Sailor Moon" is one of the Japanese animes that lured young girls into geek territory. Published on July 21, 2011	Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia in "Star Wars" started a number of young girls on the path to geekdom. Published on July 21, 2011