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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrea L. McCellan reads to her son as it is videotaped for the United Through Reading program aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) as the ship operates in the Atlantic Ocean on June 13, 2006. Iwo Jima uses this deployment program to keep parents in touch with their children.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrea L. McCellan reads to her son.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrea L. McCellan reads to her son as it is videotaped for the United Through Reading program aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) as the ship operates in the Atlantic Ocean on June 13, 2006. Iwo Jima uses this deployment program to keep parents in touch with their children.

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