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Article: USS Abraham Lincoln Back From Tsunami Trip
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- March 5, 2005
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MELANTHIA MITCHELL, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
03-05-2005
Dateline: EVERETT, Wash.
With sailors lining the rails, the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier makes its way to its home port at Naval Station Everett in Everett, Wash., Friday, March 4, 2005, after a five-month deployment at sea. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln returned to its home port Friday after a five-month voyage that included serving as the hub of a relief operation to help victims of the tsunami.
Hundreds of family members and friends of the crew turned out to watch as the Lincoln sailed into port, bringing with it more than 3,000 sailors.
"I'm excited. I haven't been able to sleep ...