Carrier Returns to U.S.
Associated Press
NORFOLK, Va. —
The aircraft carrier America, accompanied by 10 escort ships, returned home today to a flag-waving crowd after six months at sea that included a role in the U.S. raids on Libya. The ships brought more than 9,000 men to home ports in Norfolk, Charleston, S.C., and Mayport, Fla.
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