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Deborah Mullen, USS Dewey ship's sponsor, renders honors with the official party at the commissioning ceremony for the U.S. Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer at Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station, Calif., March 6, 2010. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

Deborah Mullen, USS Dewey ship's sponsor, renders honors with the official party at the commissioning ceremony for the U.S. Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer at Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station, Calif., March 6, 2010. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

Deborah Mullen, USS Dewey ship's sponsor, renders honors with the official party at the commissioning ceremony for the U.S. Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer at Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station, Calif., March 6, 2010. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

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