071218-N-0066L-004 SAN DIEGO (Dec. 18, 2007) Trudy Lafield, the mother of the teenage girl who was rescued at sea by the crew of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), address the media in front of the ship. Reagan was conducting tailored ship's training availability when it received a distress call from a cruise liner that had a girl with a ruptured appendix in need of emergency medical assistance. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class George Labidou (Released) Trudy Lafield Addresses the Media 82333

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