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U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Heather Twiggs, stationed aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio, renders a salute, Sept. 11, 2006, to the city of New York as the ship passes Ground Zero in New York City. The San Antonio and her crew are in New York to commemorate those who lost their lives five years ago during the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pa.

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Heather Twiggs, stationed aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio, renders a salute, Sept. 11, 2006, to the city of New York as the ship passes Ground Zero in New York City. The San Antonio and her crew are in New York to commemorate those who lost their lives five years ago during the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pa.

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Heather Twiggs, stationed aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio, renders a salute, Sept. 11, 2006, to the city of New York as the ship passes Ground Zero in New York City. The San Antonio and her crew are in New York to commemorate those who lost their lives five years ago during the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pa.

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