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Petty Officer 3rd class Candie Thompson (left), from the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) legal assistance office, assists Fireman Paul Byrd in filling out an absentee ballot on Oct. 13, 2004. Absentee ballots help ensure that all military members stationed overseas are given the opportunity to vote. Byrd serves aboard the Kitty Hawk as a hull maintenance technician.

Petty Officer 3rd class Candie Thompson assists Fireman Paul Byrd in filling out an absentee ballot.

Petty Officer 3rd class Candie Thompson (left), from the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) legal assistance office, assists Fireman Paul Byrd in filling out an absentee ballot on Oct. 13, 2004. Absentee ballots help ensure that all military members stationed overseas are given the opportunity to vote. Byrd serves aboard the Kitty Hawk as a hull maintenance technician.

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