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Friends and family wait to greet U.S. sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln as the ship arrives in its homeport of Everett, Wash., Oct. 12, 2008, following a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

LINCOLN HOMECOMING

Friends and family wait to greet U.S. sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln as the ship arrives in its homeport of Everett, Wash., Oct. 12, 2008, following a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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