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Rear Adm. Samuel Perez, commander of the carrier strike group that includes the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier, talks to reporters in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on June 7, 2011.
Wednesday, Jun. 15, 2011

Open quoteIt is historic, absolutely historic — And we're proud of that. It's one of those footnote histories.Close quote

  • SAMUEL PEREZ,
  • commander of the Navy's Carrier Strike Group One; who, after returning to the U.S. on Wednesday, commented on being part of the crew that buried Osama bin Laden at sea
Photo: Audrey McAvoy / AP | Source: ABC NEWS