Connor Hardeman, the son of Petty Officer 2nd Class Derrick Hardeman, an electric technician aboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, waits for Polar Star to return to Base Seattle after a 108-day deployment to Antarctica, March 21, 2014. Polar Star broke a navigable shipping lane through 12 miles of ice in McMurdo Sound, encountering ice up to 10 feet in thickness. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jordan Akiyama)
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