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Navy Chief Petty Officer Robert Laird Jr., kisses his son as the boy high-fives another sailor during the ship's homecoming celebration at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., Nov. 5, 2012. Laird is assigned to the USS Vicksburg, which completed a successful deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

HIGH FIVE

Navy Chief Petty Officer Robert Laird Jr., kisses his son as the boy high-fives another sailor during the ship's homecoming celebration at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., Nov. 5, 2012. Laird is assigned to the USS Vicksburg, which completed a successful deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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