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Family members watch their loved ones man the rails aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage as the ship deploys from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Aug. 29, 2008, as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group.

SAYING GOOD-BYE

Family members watch their loved ones man the rails aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage as the ship deploys from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Aug. 29, 2008, as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group.

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