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U.S. Navy Seaman Jacob Starks salutes during a burial at sea ceremony on the flight deck of the guided-missile frigate USS Klakring in the Caribbean Sea, April 7, 2010. Klakring is on a six-month deployment to Latin America and the Caribbean as part of Southern Seas 2010, a U.S. Southern Command-directed operation that provides U.S. and international forces the opportunity to operate in a multi-national environment.

A RESPECTFUL SALUTE

U.S. Navy Seaman Jacob Starks salutes during a burial at sea ceremony on the flight deck of the guided-missile frigate USS Klakring in the Caribbean Sea, April 7, 2010. Klakring is on a six-month deployment to Latin America and the Caribbean as part of Southern Seas 2010, a U.S. Southern Command-directed operation that provides U.S. and international forces the opportunity to operate in a multi-national environment.

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