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US troops and crew get some rest, some reunite with families in Thailand

Published on 2 Sep 2026 11:37:51 PM

Buses carrying crew members from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier rolled into Hard Rock Hotel in Pattaya, Thailand on Wednesday (Sept 2), as hundreds of military crew members in casual clothes stepped off with their bags, after over 280 days deployment in the Middle East.

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Buses carrying crew members from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier rolled into Hard Rock Hotel in Pattaya, Thailand on Wednesday (Sept 2), as hundreds of military crew members in casual clothes stepped off with their bags, after over 280 days deployment in the Middle East.

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