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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alen Wurst spends a few moments with his son in San Diego, Calif., Jan. 27, 2007, before deploying aboard USS Ronald Reagan. More than 5,500 sailors from the Ronald Reagan Strike Group departed San Diego on a surge deployment in support of U.S. military operations in the Western Pacific.

FATHER AND SON

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alen Wurst spends a few moments with his son in San Diego, Calif., Jan. 27, 2007, before deploying aboard USS Ronald Reagan. More than 5,500 sailors from the Ronald Reagan Strike Group departed San Diego on a surge deployment in support of U.S. military operations in the Western Pacific.

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