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U.S. Navy Recruit Randle Tiltson mans the Navy Jack during the commissioning ceremony for the USS New Hampshire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, Oct. 25, 2008.

MANNING THE JACK

U.S. Navy Recruit Randle Tiltson mans the Navy Jack during the commissioning ceremony for the USS New Hampshire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, Oct. 25, 2008.

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