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Posted on 11/09/2001 12:54:19 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

F-14's from Carrier Air Wing 8 off the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise do a flyby over Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia Beach, Va., Friday, Nov. 9, 2001. The airwing returned to Oceana late after the carrier's deployment was extended one month due to the operations in Afghanistan. The ship arrives Saturday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) - Nov 09 4:10 PM ET

	Jacob, 4, and his mother Dana Mitchell, watch Lt. Cmdr Eric Mitchell return to Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia Beach, Va., Friday Nov. 9, 2001. Mitchell is a pilot from Carrier Air Wing 8 off the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, which was part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The carrier's deployment was extended one month due to the operations in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) - Nov 09 4:03 PM ET
	Navy pilot Lt. Ian P. Burgoon and his wife, Paula, walk off the flight line after his unit's arrival back home at Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia Beach, Va., Friday, Nov. 9, 2001. Burgoon is part of carrier air wing 8 off the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. The carrier's deployment was extended one month due to the operations in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) - Nov 09 3:49 PM ET
	Lt. Cmdr. Eric Mitchell hugs his sons, Jacob, front, and Matthew, backround as his wife, Dana, greets him at Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia Beach, Va., Friday, Nov. 9, 2001. Mitchell is a pilot of an F-14 in Carrier Air Wing 8 which is off the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise and arrived back at the unit's home base Friday. The carrier's deployment was extended one month due to the operations in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) - Nov 09 3:46 PM ET

In this handout picture from the U.S. Navy made available Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001, the USS Enterprise is seen en route to its homeport following an extended deployment that included missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom at an undisclosed location at sea Monday, Oct. 29, 2001. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Douglas M. Pearlman) - Oct 30 5:17 PM ET

Welcome Home USS Enterprise, and Thank You!!

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