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Petty Officer 3rd class Leah Stiles embraces her daughter on the pier in Norfolk, Va.
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd class Leah Stiles embraces her daughter on the pier in Norfolk, Va., after returning from a six-month cruise on board the USS George Washington (CVN-73) on July 26, 2004. The aircraft carrier returned to its homeport of Norfolk after a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Summer Pulse 2004.