Caption:
Souda Bay, Crete, Greece (July 17, 2006) - The guided-missile destroyer
USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) gets underway following a brief port visit to
Souda Bay, Crete. Gonzalez has been assigned escort duties in
support of the evacuation of U.S. citizens out of Lebanon. At the
request of the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon and at the direction of the
Secretary of Defense, the United States Central Command and U.S.
Marines are assisting with the authorized departure of U.S. citizens
from Lebanon. U.S. Navy photo by Mr. Paul Farley (RELEASED)
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