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U.S. Navy sailors disembark the USS Shreveport for the final time during its decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Sept. 26, 2007. Shreveport was commissioned on Dec. 12, 1970, in Bremerton, Wash., and has served across the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.

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U.S. Navy sailors disembark the USS Shreveport for the final time during its decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Sept. 26, 2007. Shreveport was commissioned on Dec. 12, 1970, in Bremerton, Wash., and has served across the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.

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