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U.S. Navy Capt. Chip Miller, right, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, welcomes aboard former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, in the Atlantic Ocean, July 14, 2010.

U.S. Navy Capt. Chip Miller, right, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, welcomes aboard former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, in the Atlantic Ocean, July 14, 2010.

U.S. Navy Capt. Chip Miller, right, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, welcomes aboard former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, in the Atlantic Ocean, July 14, 2010.

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