Navy Lt.jg Mark Parrella kisses his fiancee, Carrie McKenna after arriving home aboard the nuclear fast attack submarine U.S.S. Toledo at the U.S. Navy Submarine Base in Groton, Conn., Tuesday, April 15, 2003. The submarine was returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Petty Officer First Class Dale Tischler, second from right, from Virginia Beach, takes his youngest daughter, Katie Tischler,2, center, from his wife, Sherry Tischler, as his other daughters, Christina Tischler,14, left, and Stacie Tischler,11, right, wait for to hug ther dad during the homecoming of the USS Portland in Norfolk, Va., Friday, April 11, 2003.
The USS Toledo arrives in the Eastern Mediterranean, Tuesday, April 1, 2003. The submarine, with a full crew of 134 sailors, is the first due back in Connecticut from Operation Iraqi Freedom. It is scheduled to arrive Tuesday afternoon, April 15, 2003, after a two-month tour of duty.
Dianne Linder, left, uses binoculars to help her best friend, Raye Drach, second from left, of Flintville Tenn. look for her son, Gary Hill, a fireman aboard the USS Portland, based at Little Creek Amphipious Ship in Norfolk, Va. on Friday, April 11, 2003, while Lauren Fallon, second from right, and Cecille Tetrev, from Maine, look for Ensign Tara Tetrev. The Portland returned from supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Lt. James Mahoney holds his son, 7-month-old James Mahoney III, as he returns with the crew of the submarine USS Boise to Norfolk Naval Station, Tuesday, April 15, 2003, in Norfolk, Va. The submarine and its crew of 138 sailors returned Tuesday from the war in Iraq, less than a week after the first Navy ship returned from war duty.