(2)U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk returns to Japan

(2)U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk returns to Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A crew member of the U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk hugs his children as the aircraft carrier returns to its home port in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on May 6 from the Persian Gulf after taking part in the U.S.-led war on Iraq. (Kyodo)

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