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U.S. Navy Seaman Seth Green participates in the color guard for a change of command ceremony for the mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian, Sasebo, Japan, May 8, 2008. Lt. Cmdr. Steven H. DeMoss relinquished command to Lt. Cmdr. Theodore E. Essenfield.

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U.S. Navy Seaman Seth Green participates in the color guard for a change of command ceremony for the mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian, Sasebo, Japan, May 8, 2008. Lt. Cmdr. Steven H. DeMoss relinquished command to Lt. Cmdr. Theodore E. Essenfield.

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