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First Lady Michelle Obama christens the latest U.S. Coast Guard cutter, the USCGC Dorothy C. Stratton, with a bottle of champagne, during a ceremony at the Port of Pascagoula, in Pascagoula, Miss., July 23, 2010.

STRATTON CHRISTENING

First Lady Michelle Obama christens the latest U.S. Coast Guard cutter, the USCGC Dorothy C. Stratton, with a bottle of champagne, during a ceremony at the Port of Pascagoula, in Pascagoula, Miss., July 23, 2010.

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