Alicia Ellis sits alone with a early christmas gift of a military teddy bear from her husband Petty Officer Ron Ellis of Longview, Wa. moments before he is to leave on a flight for Baharan for six month deployment, Saturday, November 27, 2004 at Marine Corp Base Hawaii in Kaneohe, Hawaii. Seventy-five sailors from Patrol Squadron Four (VP-4) left today to prepare for the arrival of a total of 360 sailors in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. (AP Photo/Lucy Pemoni)

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