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170608-N-MS174-008.JPG Photo By: Bobbie A. Camp

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - 170608-N-MS174-008 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (June 8, 2017) “Purple Heart,” a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, heads back into the Atlantic Ocean after being rehabilitated from a fishing hook. Worley, attached Command Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, is a Purple Heart recipient. “Purple Heart” is equipped with a U.S. Navy-funded satellite tag used to track the turtle’s movements and the release was conducted as part of a Navy research project with the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center. (U.S. Navy photo by Bobbie A. Camp/Released)


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