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Family members and friends await the arrival of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 18, 2005. The Truman spent four months in the Persian Gulf before returning home to Norfolk, after completing a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Courtesy photo by Amanda Hoyle



Tugboats approach the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman as the carrier returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 18, 2005. The Truman spent four months in the Persian Gulf before returning home to Norfolk, after completing a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Courtesy photo by Amanda Hoyle



U.S. Navy sailors man the rails on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, as tugboats push the ship toward the pier at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 18, 2005. The Truman spent four months in the Persian Gulf before returning home to Norfolk, after completing a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Courtesy photo by Amanda Hoyle



U.S. Navy sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman wave American flags as the ship returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 18, 2005. The Truman spent four months in the Persian Gulf before returning home to Norfolk, after completing a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Courtesy photo by Amanda Hoyle



A banner welcomes home a U.S. sailor aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman as the ship returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 18, 2005. The Truman spent four months in the Persian Gulf before returning home to Norfolk, after completing a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Courtesy photo by Amanda Hoyle



U.S. Navy Seaman Recruit Benjamin Williams, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, stands ready to receive lines from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman as the ship approaches the pier at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 18, 2005. The Truman spent four months in the Persian Gulf before arriving home to Norfolk, after completing a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ty Swartz



Family members and friends await the arrival of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 18, 2005. The Truman spent four months in the Persian Gulf before returning home to Norfolk, after completing a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Courtesy photo by Amanda Hoyle



U.S. Navy sailors man the rails on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, as the ship returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 18, 2005. The Truman spent four months in the Persian Gulf before returning home to Norfolk, after completing a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Courtesy photo by Amanda Hoyle



A U.S. Navy sailor, assigned sea and anchor detail, assists the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman as the ship returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 18, 2005. The sailor watches through a porthole as the ship approaches the pier. The Truman spent four months in the Persian Gulf before returning home to Norfolk, after completing a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Courtesy photo by Amanda Hoyle



Family members and friends await their loved ones as the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman returns home to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 18, 2005. The Truman spent four months in the Persian Gulf before returning home to Norfolk, after completing a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Courtesy photo by Amanda Hoyle



U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Allen Zuszsics, an aviation structural mechanic, holds his son after returning from a deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. The Truman returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 18, 2005. The Truman spent four months in the Persian Gulf before returning home to Norfolk, after completing a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory A. Roberts


Welcome home, THANK YOU, and Job Well Done to all of the USS Truman's returning heroes!