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    {"title" :"Pointe du Hoc Battle Site Mobile App","summary" : "The Pointe du Hoc mobile app serves as a tour guide and learning tool for this World War II D-Day landing site in France. The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) developed both Android","date" : "2013-01-24T13:59:38-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","topics" : {
        
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