USS Lincoln Sailors Describe Toll of Deployment
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The USS Abraham Lincoln's crew received a long-awaited port visit in Thailand after a 286-day deployment that included a modern-era record of 264 consecutive days at sea and months of combat operations in the Middle East. Joining Bloomberg This Weekend is Bloomberg News Southeast Asia Reporter Philip Heijmans who recently returned from Thailand and says sailors described food shortages, limited communications with family and uncertainty over their return, while many also expressed pride in their mission.
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