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    USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) homecoming

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    A U.S. Navy warship, identifiable as USS Bainbridge based on the t-shirt worn by a civilian in the foreground, is docked at a pier while a crowd of civilians gathers on the dock to greet returning sailors. Navy personnel in white uniforms are visible on the ship's deck and exterior platforms. The scene appears to be a homecoming or departure ceremony at a naval installation.

    NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    09.21.2009

    Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Suits 

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    Friends and family members wait to reunite with Sailors aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), Sept. 21, as the ship returns home to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., after a seven-month deployment in the Gulf of Aden combating and preventing piracy. On April 12, 2009, Bainbridge Sailors assisted in the rescue of Capt. Richard Phillips, ship master of American container ship MV Maresk Alabama after it was seized by Somali pirates. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Suits/Released)

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    Date Taken: 09.21.2009
    Date Posted: 05.02.2014 23:42
    Photo ID: 1311330
    VIRIN: 090921-N-GU344-033
    Resolution: 2100x1500
    Size: 666.34 KB
    Location: NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, US

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