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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Floro Cellona embraces his son at the homecoming ceremony for the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy in San Diego, Calif., Sept. 29, 2006.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Floro Cellona embraces his son at the homecoming ceremony for the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy in San Diego, Calif., Sept. 29, 2006.

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