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Former president George H.W. Bush salutes the side boys as he is piped aboard his namesake aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush on Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., Jan. 8, 2009. The ship will be commissioned Jan. 10, 2009.

PIPED ABOARD

Former president George H.W. Bush salutes the side boys as he is piped aboard his namesake aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush on Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., Jan. 8, 2009. The ship will be commissioned Jan. 10, 2009.

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