From left, Andrew, 4, his sister Elizabeth, 3, and mother Jennie Talstein react Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, to seeing the children's father, Officer Todd Talstein, standing on the U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Toledo (SSN 769) as it returns to the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. The Toledo, commissioned in 1995, was supporting national security interests and maritime security operations. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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From left, Jose Diaz kisses his son Efrain, 7 months, as wife Kutleza looks on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, after the U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Toledo (SSN 769) returned to the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. The Toledo, commissioned in 1995, was supporting national security interests and maritime security operations. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Siblings, from left, Beckham, 10, Ava, 9, and Liliana, 13, Andrews hug their father, Executive Officer Gieorag Andrews, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, after the U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Toledo (SSN 769) returned to the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. The Toledo, commissioned in 1995, was supporting national security interests and maritime security operations. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Laila Chatlos, 6, sits on the shoulders of her mother, Rachell, as they look for her father, Chief Douglas Chatlos, as the U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Toledo (SSN 769) returns Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, to the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. The Toledo, commissioned in 1995, was supporting national security interests and maritime security operations. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Gabi Yankelebich greets Lt. Ben Bailin on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, after the U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Toledo (SSN 769) returned to the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. The Toledo, commissioned in 1995, was supporting national security interests and maritime security operations. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Ava Dominik kisses the shoulder of boyfriend Zach Mathews on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, after the U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Toledo (SSN 769) returned to the Navy Submarine Base in Groton. The Toledo, commissioned in 1995, was supporting national security interests and maritime security operations. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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The USS Toledo (SSN 769) passes the schooner Columbia, right, and the U.S. Coast Guard barque Eagle docked Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, at City Pier in New London. The Toledo was returning to the Navy Submarine Base in Groton after a deployment. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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