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Buses carrying crew members from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier rolled into Hard Rock Hotel in Pattaya, Thailand on Wednesday (Sept 2), as hundreds of military crew members in casual clothes stepped off with their bags, after over 280 days deployment in the Middle East.

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00:21Oh, yeah, cool.
00:24Oh, yeah.
00:44We're very, very happy to be here on Padilla Beach, thank you Mr. Mayor for welcoming us.
00:49It is a well-deserved break for all of the crew and we really look forward to our time
00:54here to get a little rest I would say it was definitely after February
01:10that was when you were the most nervous or yes was she able to talk to you
01:16during that time could she communicate with you while they were supporting the
01:19war in Iran there was a period of silence what what was that like for you it was
01:28an uncertain time it was a scary time it was difficult it was that it was definitely
01:32difficult but um she has a support system her support system her friends reached
01:39out to me in fact her friend is here one of her her childhood friends she's here
01:43as well so we sweet it was a time for us to stick together and trust and believe
01:51that she would be okay well for starters I know that Jada is definitely she's
01:57resilient she is a thinker she's a fighter she's my daughter I carry just like I
02:04carry a piece of her with me she carries the same and I knew she would be okay but
02:09it was frightening I know I there was a time where spirit you know the morale
02:13wasn't low and I said what can I do you know what can I do she said just tell me
02:19old stories to be able to share stories and laugh and photographs to take that
02:26walk down memory lane was really nice it was really nice I just can't wait to see
02:31her smile I can't wait to hear mom I know that's the first thing she's gonna say I
02:36I can't wait to hear her say mom

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