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A U.S. Navy sailor and his son share a joyful moment as the sailor returns to Gulfport, Miss., July 21, 2010, after a five-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The sailor, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, was deployed to Afghanistan.

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A U.S. Navy sailor and his son share a joyful moment as the sailor returns to Gulfport, Miss., July 21, 2010, after a five-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The sailor, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, was deployed to Afghanistan.

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