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The Executive Officer of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Capt. Marcus Hitchcock, U.S. Navy, accepts the national ensign during a burial at sea ceremony while under way in the Pacific Ocean on Aug. 29, 2007.

Capt. Marcus Hitchcock accepts the national ensign.

The Executive Officer of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Capt. Marcus Hitchcock, U.S. Navy, accepts the national ensign during a burial at sea ceremony while under way in the Pacific Ocean on Aug. 29, 2007.

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