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This homecoming was extremely special for Petty Officer 2nd Class David Floyd.
“My son is 2 1/2 months old, he was born on May 1,” Floyd said. “So, he is growing like a weed right now.”
Answering the call for duty, the first-time father missed his son’s birth.
“Every single day I can’t help but think about it,” Floyd said.
While many sailors were new to deployment, it was the end of a wonderful ride for Command Master Chief Antonio Perryman.
“I’ve been in just a little bit over 32 years and this is my 10th and final deployment,” Perryman said.