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President George W. Bush, left, first lady Laura Bush, and the ship's sponsor, Dorothy Bush Koch, render honors during the national anthem at the start of the commissioning ceremony for the USS George H. W. Bush aircraft carrier at Naval Station, Norfolk, Va., Jan. 10, 2009.

President George W. Bush, left, first lady Laura Bush, and the ship's sponsor, Dorothy Bush Koch, render honors during the national anthem at the start of the commissioning ceremony for the USS George H. W. Bush aircraft carrier at Naval Station, Norfolk, Va., Jan. 10, 2009.

President George W. Bush, left, first lady Laura Bush, and the ship's sponsor, Dorothy Bush Koch, render honors during the national anthem at the start of the commissioning ceremony for the USS George H. W. Bush aircraft carrier at Naval Station, Norfolk, Va., Jan. 10, 2009.

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