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U.S. Navy Capt. Brian Nickerson gives a Colombian child a teddy bear during a community event for Project Handclasp in Covenas, Colombia, Feb. 1, 2011. Project Handclasp is an official U.S. Navy program that receives, transports and delivers humanitarian, educational and goodwill material donated by corporations, charitable organizations and private citizens to help the lives of citizens in the developing world.

TEDDY TALK

U.S. Navy Capt. Brian Nickerson gives a Colombian child a teddy bear during a community event for Project Handclasp in Covenas, Colombia, Feb. 1, 2011. Project Handclasp is an official U.S. Navy program that receives, transports and delivers humanitarian, educational and goodwill material donated by corporations, charitable organizations and private citizens to help the lives of citizens in the developing world.

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