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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Erica Tapia picks up a load of Operation Gratitude care packages in Hangar Bay Two aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt while underway in the Gulf of Oman Jan. 8, 2009. Operation Gratitude seeks to lift troops' morale by sending care packages containing food, toiletries, entertainment items and personal letters of appreciation to individual servicemembers deployed overseas.

BOXES OF GRATITUDE

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Erica Tapia picks up a load of Operation Gratitude care packages in Hangar Bay Two aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt while underway in the Gulf of Oman Jan. 8, 2009. Operation Gratitude seeks to lift troops' morale by sending care packages containing food, toiletries, entertainment items and personal letters of appreciation to individual servicemembers deployed overseas.

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