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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Appiah helps paint the wall that surrounds the Baan Klong Sai school during a community service project in Phuket, Thailand, Oct. 10, 2012. Appiah, a logistics specialist, is assigned to the USS Mobile Bay.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Appiah helps paint the wall that surrounds the Baan Klong Sai school during a community service project in Phuket, Thailand, Oct. 10, 2012. Appiah, a logistics specialist, is assigned to the USS Mobile Bay.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Appiah helps paint the wall that surrounds the Baan Klong Sai school during a community service project in Phuket, Thailand, Oct. 10, 2012. Appiah, a logistics specialist, is assigned to the USS Mobile Bay.

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