After 197-days at sea, Cendra BeatonB次元官网网址檚 husband was finally home.
In front of dozens of friends and family of crew members from the HMCS Submarine Chicoutimi, her six-year-old son Xavier and nine-year-old daughter Ariana ran into the arms of their father Patrick for the first time in more than six months.
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The Beatons were the first family reunited after Patrick won a lottery to be the first kiss, following the longest deployment of a Victoria-class submarine to date. The trip to the Asia-Pacific cost their family important milestones including Thanksgiving Day, Christmas and Valentines Day. PatrickB次元官网网址檚 own birthday was spent at sea.
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With three more birthdays and a wedding anniversary in June to look forward to, Cendra said their are still many more important milestones they will now be celebrating again as a family.
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