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U.S. sailors stand in formation on an aircraft elevator during a burial at sea ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier the USS George H.W. Bush in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 9, 2013. The ship's crew is conducting training and carrier qualifications in the Atlantic Ocean.

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U.S. sailors stand in formation on an aircraft elevator during a burial at sea ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier the USS George H.W. Bush in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 9, 2013. The ship's crew is conducting training and carrier qualifications in the Atlantic Ocean.

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