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Members of the honor guard aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan prepare to fire a rifle volley during a burial at sea ceremony for 12 former U.S. Navy sailors in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 16, 2011.

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Members of the honor guard aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan prepare to fire a rifle volley during a burial at sea ceremony for 12 former U.S. Navy sailors in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 16, 2011.

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