Friday started out stormy, but as the 14 soldiers, Marines and their families boarded a yacht for a sightseeing cruise around lower Manhattan, the dark rain clouds parted giving them a glorious view of the Statue of Liberty.

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Two years ago my neighbor went to China, but not exactly for a sightseeing vacation.

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The flight up - which can otherwise be a torturous half hour of self doubt - is a sightseeing pleasure.

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Not only that her trip includes a sightseeing flight over the Antarctic.

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