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Members the color guard assigned to the newly commissioned amphibious transport dock ship the USS Arlington stand at parade rest during the Arlington's commissioning ceremony on Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., April 6, 2013.

Members the color guard assigned to the newly commissioned amphibious transport dock ship the USS Arlington stand at parade rest during the Arlington's commissioning ceremony on Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., April 6, 2013.

Members the color guard assigned to the newly commissioned amphibious transport dock ship the USS Arlington stand at parade rest during the Arlington's commissioning ceremony on Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., April 6, 2013.

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