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Deborah Mullen, the USS Dewey ship's sponsor, gives the order to bring the ship to life at the commissioning ceremony for the U.S. Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer at Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station, Calif., March 6, 2010.

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Deborah Mullen, the USS Dewey ship's sponsor, gives the order to bring the ship to life at the commissioning ceremony for the U.S. Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer at Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station, Calif., March 6, 2010.

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