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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Duvall hugs his wife and son during his homecoming at the Naval Construction Battalion Center Training Hall in Gulfport, Miss., Feb. 16, 2011. Duvall, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 18, is returning from a seven-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

HOMECOMING HUG

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Duvall hugs his wife and son during his homecoming at the Naval Construction Battalion Center Training Hall in Gulfport, Miss., Feb. 16, 2011. Duvall, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 18, is returning from a seven-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

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