040404-N-6753L-034 San Diego, Calif. (April 4, 2004) - A crewmember assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) is welcomed by loved ones after arriving home at Naval Station San Diego, Calif. Higgins returned to San Diego after completing an extended deployment in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Elizabeth J. Lewis. (RELEASED) US Navy 040404-N-6753L-034 A crewmember assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) is welcomed by loved ones after arriving home at Naval Station San Diego

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040404-N-6753L-034 San Diego, Calif. (April 4, 2004) - A crewmember assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) is welcomed by loved ones after arriving home at Naval Station San Diego, Calif. Higgins returned to San Diego after completing an extended deployment in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Elizabeth J. Lewis. (RELEASED) US Navy 040404-N-6753L-034 A crewmember assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) is welcomed by loved ones after arriving home at Naval Station San Diego, Calif

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