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A Coast Guardsman embraces two little girls, one of whom holds a teddy bear, on a pier.

Little Loved Ones

A Coast Guardsman embraces family members in Alameda, Calif., April 5, 2018, upon returning from a 60-day deployment aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew S. Masaschi

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