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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brandon S. Foote salutes the USS Arizona from aboard the USS Makin Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Nov. 21, 2011. Foote is the dispersion chief assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked the USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego, Nov. 14, to begin a seven-month deployment through the Western Pacific and Middle East regions.

ARIZONA SALUTE

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brandon S. Foote salutes the USS Arizona from aboard the USS Makin Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Nov. 21, 2011. Foote is the dispersion chief assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked the USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego, Nov. 14, to begin a seven-month deployment through the Western Pacific and Middle East regions.

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