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U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, center, and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick West, left, speak with the 2009 Sailors of the Year before the sailors are pinned to chief petty officer during a ceremony at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., July 22, 2010. This is the first time in history all Sailors of the Year are women.

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U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, center, and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick West, left, speak with the 2009 Sailors of the Year before the sailors are pinned to chief petty officer during a ceremony at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., July 22, 2010. This is the first time in history all Sailors of the Year are women.

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