The Associated Press
Navy sailor Doug Ragland, 21, hugs his wife, Laura, 19, while the couple's 7-month-old son, Tyler, sits in a stroller, moments after Ragland stepped off the USS Ford at the naval station in Everett on Thursday. The young couple's son was born Sept. 18, just before the USS Ford was deployed for the North Arabian Gulf.

Welcome Home, Sailor

Originally published Friday, April 19, 2002

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