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The crew of the Navy guided missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) mans the rail as the ship returns to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 18, 2004, after a four-month deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean in support of the war on terrorism.

The crew of the guided missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) mans the rail.

The crew of the Navy guided missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) mans the rail as the ship returns to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 18, 2004, after a four-month deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean in support of the war on terrorism.

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