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U.S. Navy Lt. Douglas Thompson is greeted by his family during a homecoming celebration for the guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans in Mayport, Fla., April 18, 2009. The Sullivans returned after a seven-month deployment.

FAMILY REUNION

U.S. Navy Lt. Douglas Thompson is greeted by his family during a homecoming celebration for the guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans in Mayport, Fla., April 18, 2009. The Sullivans returned after a seven-month deployment.

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