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President Obama and the First Lady say Happy Holidays during his Weekly Radio Address.
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PHOTO(s) OF THE DAY
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President Barack Obama opens a Christmas gift from Personal Secretary Ferial Govashiri in the Oval Office, Dec. 19, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
PHOTO(s) OF THE DAY
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Virginia Tech’s Michael Brewer loses the ball in the end zone for a touchdown that was called back for a penalty during the Military Bowl 2014 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. Dec. 27, 2014. (DoD News photo by EJ Hersom)
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ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 19, 2014) Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) ensure a fuel probe is secured during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7). Sterett is deployed as part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eric Coffer/Released)
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SAN DIEGO (Dec. 19, 2014) The guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) displays its lights during Naval Base San Diego’s third annual Holiday Lights Open House. During the event, the public was invited to drive through and observe the decorated ships along the base’s waterfront. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Amanda Chavez/Released)
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EVERETT, Wash. (Dec. 19, 2014) A Sailor assigned to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) greets his family on the pier after completing a six-month deployment. Rodney M. Davis returns from its final deployment to the Pacific and Indian Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin A. Johndro/Released)
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