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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Nicholson, left, issues reading glasses to Hesus Belibei at the Angaur Medical Clinic in Angaur, Palau, July 29, 2010. Nicholson is assigned to the USS Blue Ridge.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Nicholson, left, issues reading glasses to Hesus Belibei at the Angaur Medical Clinic in Angaur, Palau, July 29, 2010. Nicholson is assigned to the USS Blue Ridge.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Nicholson, left, issues reading glasses to Hesus Belibei at the Angaur Medical Clinic in Angaur, Palau, July 29, 2010. Nicholson is assigned to the USS Blue Ridge.

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