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A U.S. Navy sailor assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 greets his son during a homecoming ceremony for the unit in Gulfport, Miss., on July 21, 2010. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 returned from a five-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

A U.S. Navy sailor greets his son during a homecoming ceremony.

A U.S. Navy sailor assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 greets his son during a homecoming ceremony for the unit in Gulfport, Miss., on July 21, 2010. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 returned from a five-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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