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Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Carter Davonte holds his daughter for the first time in Norfolk, Va., Nov. 15, 2014. The child was born while Davonte was deployed aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun.

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Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Carter Davonte holds his daughter for the first time in Norfolk, Va., Nov. 15, 2014. The child was born while Davonte was deployed aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun.

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