A sailor rings a bell at the conclusion of the decommissioning ceremony for the fire-damaged USS Miami nuclear submarine at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Friday, March 28, 2014, in Kittery, Maine. Rear Adm. Ken Perry, commander of the submarine Group Two in Groton, Conn., where the sub was based, acknowledged the seriousness of the event, but told the crowd they were there to celebrate the submarine and its crewÕs achievements. ÒThis is a tribute. This is a celebration of the shipÕs performance and the superb contributions to the nationÕs defense and this is how weÕre going to treat it. So I expect to see some smiles out there,Ó he said. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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