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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