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Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington celebrate a candle light service in the Persian Gulf.
Sailors onboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) celebrate a candle light religious service in the Persian Gulf on Dec. 25 1997. Washington and her embarked Carrier Air Wing One are operating in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch which is the U.S. and coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq.