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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Josh Stoneman embraces his newborn son for the first time on his return to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Jan. 9, 2006, after a six-month deployment aboard the USS Chosin (CG 65). Stoneman is a Navy interior communications electrician aboard the guided missile cruiser. The Chosin was deployed as part of the USS Tarawa (LHA 1) Expeditionary Strike Group.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Josh Stoneman embraces his newborn son for the first time.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Josh Stoneman embraces his newborn son for the first time on his return to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Jan. 9, 2006, after a six-month deployment aboard the USS Chosin (CG 65). Stoneman is a Navy interior communications electrician aboard the guided missile cruiser. The Chosin was deployed as part of the USS Tarawa (LHA 1) Expeditionary Strike Group.

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