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Sailors on board guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) heave in mooring lines, as the ship prepares to get underway from Naval Station Norfolk, July 3. U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Lolita Lewis.

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A line handler from USS Truxtun releases a mooring line from the pier as guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) prepares to leave Naval Station Norfolk, July 3. U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class …

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Guided- missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) sits pierside July 3, as she prepares for an early morning departure from Naval Station Norfolk. U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Lolita Lewis.

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Sailors on board guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) man the rails as the ship departs Naval Station Norfolk, July 3. U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Lolita Lewis.

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In this file photo, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) patrols the Gulf of Aden, Feb. 21, 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elizabeth Allen)

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USS Forrest Sherman deploys

Updated: Wednesday, 19 Dec 2012, 11:44 AM EST
Published : Monday, 02 Jul 2012, 11:26 AM EDT

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - USS Forrest Sherman ( DDG 98) of Destroyer Squadron 28 left Naval Station Norfolk July 3 for the Mediterranean and Arabian Seas.

There, the ship, commanded by Cmdr. Luis E. Sanchez, will be conducting counter-piracy operations off the Horn of Africa and will also be patrolling the Arabian Sea.

"The ship worked hard to get ready for deployment; we did really well on all the certifications.  Forrest Sherman is ready in all respects to carry on the nation's tasking," said Sanchez.

Melissa Prater was out at Naval Station Norfolk to say goodbye her boyfriend who deployed this morning.

"I think it's important to let them know that it doesn't matter what time of day and like we're there for them, just as they are there for us," Prater says.

First on USS Forrest Sherman's trip is a stop at Naval Weapons Station in Yorktown to load up on ammunition before heading to another part of the world where duty calls.

USS Forrest Sherman is named after Adm. Forrest Percival Sherman, who was awarded the Purple Heart.

 

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