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A sailor reaches for a baby being held by a person also carrying flowers in the opposite hand as a young kid watches.

All Smiles

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kevin McDermott greets family in San Diego, Aug. 28, 2023, upon returning from a seven-month deployment aboard the USS Paul Hamilton in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

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