Places Question - Aperture 3

Just upgraded and like what I see so far, but am a bit confused about Places.
I go into one of my projects, select images and drag them to where they were taken on the map.
I click done and come back to the viewer and can only see what I moved to a place.
That is after leaving Places and going back to the Projects tab.
Must be doing something wrong. Would appreciate suggestions.
Thanks,

TD,
Good suggestion!
Removed the pin and now everyone is happy.
Appreciate the help.

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