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Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick D. West talks with Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Urban, left, and Senior Chief Tom Jones during the Recruiters of the Year award ceremony at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, D.C., Jan. 7, 2009. The sailors are on a five-day visit for the annual program.

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Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick D. West talks with Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Urban, left, and Senior Chief Tom Jones during the Recruiters of the Year award ceremony at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, D.C., Jan. 7, 2009. The sailors are on a five-day visit for the annual program.

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