‘I’d wait forever, but 334 days is crazy.’ USS Ford finally comes home

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.

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.

(Image credit: Mike Kropf)

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