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Ten-month-old Alyssa Sava rides on the hip of her father, U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Danny Sava, who will soon be leaving for a six-month deployment with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, at Camp. Pendelton, Calif., Aug. 23, 2006.

LEAVING FOR DEPLOYMENT

Ten-month-old Alyssa Sava rides on the hip of her father, U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Danny Sava, who will soon be leaving for a six-month deployment with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, at Camp. Pendelton, Calif., Aug. 23, 2006.

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