Juan Caceres kisses Heidi Eckstein after disembarking from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford at Naval Station Norfolk on May 16 in Norfolk, Va.
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'I'd wait forever, but 334 days is crazy.' USS Ford finally comes home
The USS Ford came home to a hero's welcome. Sailors had been away from home for nearly a year, through two conflicts, a fire and problems with the sewage system.
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