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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Shurtz embraces his two daughters and son at the training hall on board Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport, Miss., March 31, 2010. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 is returning from an eight-month deployment to support contingency operations in the Central Command area of responsibility.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Shurtz embraces his two daughters and son at the training hall on board Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport, Miss., March 31, 2010. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 is returning from an eight-month deployment to support contingency operations in the Central Command area of responsibility.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Shurtz embraces his two daughters and son at the training hall on board Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport, Miss., March 31, 2010. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 is returning from an eight-month deployment to support contingency operations in the Central Command area of responsibility.

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