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Sailors fire the saluting battery in honor of President George W. Bush at the commissioning ceremony for the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Jan. 10, 2009. The Navy's newest, and final, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is named after the 41st president of the United States and World War II naval aviator.

BATTERY SALUTE

Sailors fire the saluting battery in honor of President George W. Bush at the commissioning ceremony for the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Jan. 10, 2009. The Navy's newest, and final, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is named after the 41st president of the United States and World War II naval aviator.

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