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U.S. Navy sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer Pre-Commissioning Unit Jason Dunham man the rails as the ship arrives pierside in Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Nov. 5, 2010, to prepare for a Nov. 13, 2010, commissioning ceremony.

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U.S. Navy sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer Pre-Commissioning Unit Jason Dunham man the rails as the ship arrives pierside in Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Nov. 5, 2010, to prepare for a Nov. 13, 2010, commissioning ceremony.

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