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U.S. Navy Seaman Chad Valenti says good bye to his 6-month-old son on the pier before deploying aboard the USS Cape St. George in San Diego, Sept. 11, 2010. The Cape St. George deployed with the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group as part of an ongoing rotation.

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U.S. Navy Seaman Chad Valenti says good bye to his 6-month-old son on the pier before deploying aboard the USS Cape St. George in San Diego, Sept. 11, 2010. The Cape St. George deployed with the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group as part of an ongoing rotation.

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