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WWE Tribute to the Troops 2012: Day three photos7 }. c& A1 z# s* |: e
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4 R$ U' f. v1 ]- C" w5 }, ERosa Mendes, Randy Orton, Mark Henry and Dolph Ziggler greet young members of the WWE Universe at Naval Station Norfolk.9 J. J0 p' r0 a% S3 I
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- H4 I/ d5 P8 b4 b. XWWE Superstars and Divas greet active duty troops and veterans at Norfolk's Fisher house." G" ^# U3 h& F! y
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Dolph Ziggler catches a pass before a flag football game at Naval Station Norfolk.$ ]& V- H8 Y- O3 w" s5 H% G2 @' i- `9 F
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Layla calls the play from inside the huddle during the flag football game.
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0 ]+ B6 Q: b* a( D( LYoung fans show off the autographs collected from WWE Superstars and Divas.. W# z( O* s% H, v( I
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John Cena takes a picture with a young Cenation member.
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" \" A% q' m f, qThe champ is at Naval Station Norfolk!3 F" K9 ?6 T6 d: q
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3 v+ l/ @7 l3 \$ P. [Sheamus and Natalya meet brave service members of the National Guard.
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! f! I# c0 H: [- B8 y/ tNatalya and The Celtic Warrior are delighted to meet miitary members and their families.4 G4 E* ^7 k# {6 a& I8 q
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A fan captures the lovely Naomi on his iPad.
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4 ^7 e: y6 B5 j' K2 UWorld Heavyweight Champion Big Show greets a member of the WWE Universe at Naval Station Norfolk.
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0 ?8 D, B3 T7 ^4 ^: w! oBrodus Clay brings the funk to the military leading up to the annual WWE Tribute to the Troops event.' l4 q# W, R% b2 A# ?9 i2 e
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R-Truth offers words of encouragement during an obstacle course challenge.
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WWE Superstars and Divas observe the intense physical training required of being in the U.S. Armed Forces.3 W9 `! a e! O, |4 S! ~
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R-Truth and Santino Marella cheer on U.S. Marines during a tug of war battle with the Navy.
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The Miz signs autographs for WWE Universe members of all ages at Naval Station Norfolk.; l. `2 n/ r9 f) @% L
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+ H- k: o+ _1 C8 U; NKaitlyn offers a high five before the famed Army vs. Navy football game.
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Ryback hungers for a great game of football.
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3 u0 O' V) b' h# b* S+ rEve joins The Prime Time Players and a member of the U.S. military for a pre-game dance.; N9 O. L3 U- ?8 y. F) P3 c( J$ y) F
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The USS Mitscher is one of two naval vessels named for World War II aviator Admiral Marc A. Mitscher.
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! Y ~. |: M6 M/ t/ C+ hKofi Kingston greets the crew aboard the USS Mitscher.# l! A, d* z) a3 u8 D# W6 T
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Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez get a lesson about the ship's navigation systems.
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# }, U0 f0 J* ^( YJohn Cena listens as a sailor explains the many systems needed to control the vessel., q+ M3 l* |) S7 }
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After learning about the USS Mitscher's operational capacity, the Cenation leader sits down to eat with the crew and their families.* r- Q0 u* Y9 W; m4 `6 z7 |, r
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9 z* x7 `9 n% U# l0 m& M* {Mark Henry, Randy Orton, Layla, Dolph Ziggler, Rosa Mendes and Horswoggle embark on a tour of the Marine Corps' USS Bataan.4 N" F5 u$ |& B8 P8 }9 W+ e
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8 U, P6 _' z3 h. K- r, e" B( zThe Showoff observes the size of Naval Station Norfolk from the deck of the Bataan.
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Hornswoggle greets a member of the US military aboard the amphibious assault ship.
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Sin Cara and Dolph Ziggler check out the view from high on top of the Bataan.
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3 T5 e/ Z/ i; O, F8 e& W5 Z! B+ V/ T/ gSailors and Marines join WWE Superstars and Divas on the deck of the Bataan.* {5 j$ Q7 t: r8 J
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0 O [1 c+ `0 U: I- Y! J! n. _/ GThe Viper checks the controls of the impressive maritime vessel.$ j, n$ R3 v( {- R$ V/ A; S
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A troop of boy scouts meets WWE Superstars and Divas at the Naval Station's shipyard.
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# F# U: i: M$ G/ \3 I; V! \' Z, pThe USS Mesa Verde is an amphibious transport homeported at Naval Station Norfolk.2 J5 i h3 E! t) z% i
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The Prime Time Players, David Otunga, Eve, Kaitlyn and Ryback greet sailors aboard the large vessel.
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Kaitlyn checks out the tight crew quarters on the Mesa Verde.2 Y/ ^8 V/ Z! ]' N2 ]0 [0 o, T
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7 `3 f( s7 {, T& |7 SThe transport hold on the ship is massive.
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A Marine tests his strength against Ryback.
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