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U.S. Navy chief petty officers assigned to the USS Blue Ridge, docked in Hong Kong, read to nursery school students at the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children as part of a community outreach program. The USS Blue Ridge is the flagship for the commander, U.S. 7th Fleet.

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U.S. Navy chief petty officers assigned to the USS Blue Ridge, docked in Hong Kong, read to nursery school students at the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children as part of a community outreach program. The USS Blue Ridge is the flagship for the commander, U.S. 7th Fleet.

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