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U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Brian Sitarz embraces his wife and his 6-month-old daughter during a homecoming ceremony for USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on Sept. 26, 2007. The Pearl Harbor is returning following a six-month deployment in support of Partnership of the Americas 2007. Partnership of the Americas focuses on enhancing relationships with partner nations through a variety of exercises and events at sea and on shore throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.

Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Brian Sitarz embraces his wife.

U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Brian Sitarz embraces his wife and his 6-month-old daughter during a homecoming ceremony for USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on Sept. 26, 2007. The Pearl Harbor is returning following a six-month deployment in support of Partnership of the Americas 2007. Partnership of the Americas focuses on enhancing relationships with partner nations through a variety of exercises and events at sea and on shore throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.

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