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    Thursday, April 25, 2024

    Family and friends welcome back the USS Hartford with cheers, hugs and tears

    August 19, 2017 12:00 am • Last Updated: August 19, 2017 8:01 pm
    By Carlos Virgen
    Assistant Managing Editor for Audience Development

    Hundreds of wives, children, parents, siblings and friends crowded in the rain onto one of the piers at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton to welcome home the USS Hartford and its crew.

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