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Amanda Pinkston and her daughter await the arrival of a Sailor at Naval Base San Diego during a homecoming celebration for the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, June 4, 2015. Pinkston is command ombudsman for the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill.

Amanda Pinkston and her daughter await the arrival of a Sailor at Naval Base San Diego during a homecoming celebration for the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, June 4, 2015. Pinkston is command ombudsman for the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill.

Amanda Pinkston and her daughter await the arrival of a Sailor at Naval Base San Diego during a homecoming celebration for the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, June 4, 2015. Pinkston is command ombudsman for the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill.

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