Sean D. Elliot / The Day via AP

ET3 Christopher Shepardpearson and his wife, Gina, share the traditional first kiss as the Los Angeles Class attack submarine USS Memphis returns to the U.S. Navy Submarine Base in Groton, Conn., on March 2, after a two-month deployment that was the attack submarine's final mission. The USS Memphis, commissioned in 1977, will be taken out of service in a formal de-commissioning ceremony at the Groton base on April 1.

First kiss: U.S. Naval submarine returns home after final mission

I hope this couple is able to hold onto the picture-perfect moment of their reunion that photographer Sean Elliot has captured here.

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Thank you sailors for your service.

    Reply#1 - Wed Mar 2, 2011 4:06 PM EST
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