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Vice President Joe Biden speaks to Navy sailors on Naval Station Mayport, Fla., while waiting for the return of the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, Dec. 8, 2011. Biden was on hand to welcome the crew home after a seven-month deployment with the USS George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group supporting Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

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Vice President Joe Biden speaks to Navy sailors on Naval Station Mayport, Fla., while waiting for the return of the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, Dec. 8, 2011. Biden was on hand to welcome the crew home after a seven-month deployment with the USS George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group supporting Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

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