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The littoral combat ship USS Freedom sails into the mouth of the Buffalo River toward Buffalo Naval Park for a scheduled port visit in Buffalo, N.Y., Nov. 16, 2008. The USS Freedom will make other port calls as the ship continues to the Naval Amphibious Bass Little Creek, Va.

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The littoral combat ship USS Freedom sails into the mouth of the Buffalo River toward Buffalo Naval Park for a scheduled port visit in Buffalo, N.Y., Nov. 16, 2008. The USS Freedom will make other port calls as the ship continues to the Naval Amphibious Bass Little Creek, Va.

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