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Image by: Amanda Lucier 

Chelsea Terrell

Series: While You Were Gone
From: Mara Zepeda
Length: 00:04:38

In December 2010, over five thousand sailors and marines on the USS Harry S. Truman returned to their families, including Petty Officer 2nd Class Cole Terrell. His wife, Chelsea Terrell, and father-in-law Dave Hofe, describe the birth of the couple's first daughter. Read the full description.

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You can see a multimedia story about the birth of Chelsea Terrell's daughter while her husband was deployed here.

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Amanda Lucier

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