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U.S. Navy Lt. Larry Mahan and his wife, Capt. Vanessa Mahan, celebrate their first anniversary with iced tea on Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, Sept. 1, 2008. The couple celebrated together with the help of the captain's home unit, the 335th Fighter Squadron from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing.

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U.S. Navy Lt. Larry Mahan and his wife, Capt. Vanessa Mahan, celebrate their first anniversary with iced tea on Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, Sept. 1, 2008. The couple celebrated together with the help of the captain's home unit, the 335th Fighter Squadron from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing.

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