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Dozens of people stand in front of a large ship with a sign that reads "Welcome home USS Elrod." Two sailors stand in front of them.

USS Elrod

Family and friends greet crew members of the guided missile frigate USS Elrod upon its return from a six-month deployment in the Persian Gulf, March 22, 1988.

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