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U.S. Navy Petty Officers Sang Nguyen, left, and Shelia Guerrero place the sail on the yard of the mizzen mast aboard USS Constitution in Charleston, Mass., March 14, 2012. U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the Constitution routinely work to improve seamanship skills to prepare for ceremonies marking the bicentennial of the War of 1812.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officers Sang Nguyen, left, and Shelia Guerrero place the sail on the yard of the mizzen mast aboard USS Constitution in Charleston, Mass., March 14, 2012. U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the Constitution routinely work to improve seamanship skills to prepare for ceremonies marking the bicentennial of the War of 1812.

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