The USS Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier whose lengthy deployment in the Gulf supporting President Donald Trump’s war on Iran sparked fears for its huge crew’s welfare, arrived back in its home port Thursday. Families of servicemen and women lined the quayside in San Diego, California, to welcome home loved ones they have not seen for almost a year. Alba Solano told AFP she and her daughter were “nervous” and “very excited” at the prospect of seeing her partner, with whom she had struggled to communicate during the mission. “We heard from him through e-mails… we were able to text…
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