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U.S. Navy Sailors and Marines from USS Blue Ridge team up with members of the Philippine navy to give the Changco Elementary School a new look during a community service project Feb. 17, 2007, in General Santos, Philippines.

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U.S. Navy Sailors and Marines from USS Blue Ridge team up with members of the Philippine navy to give the Changco Elementary School a new look during a community service project Feb. 17, 2007, in General Santos, Philippines.

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