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Veronica Rand (left), Theresa Trowbridge (right), and goddaughter Kyrsten Trowbridge wave good-bye from the pier at Naval Station San Diego, Calif., as they watch their loved one Petty Officer 3rd class Tom Rand aboard the USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) put out to sea on Dec. 6, 2004. Rand is a Navy fire controlman.

Veronica Rand, Theresa Trowbridge , and goddaughter Kyrsten Trowbridge wave good-bye from the pier.

Veronica Rand (left), Theresa Trowbridge (right), and goddaughter Kyrsten Trowbridge wave good-bye from the pier at Naval Station San Diego, Calif., as they watch their loved one Petty Officer 3rd class Tom Rand aboard the USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) put out to sea on Dec. 6, 2004. Rand is a Navy fire controlman.

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