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U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson paint the local distribution center for the Crossroads Foundation, a Hong Kong-based nonprofit specializing in global distribution of excess goods to impoverished communities in Hong Kong, May 24, 2011. Nineteen of the Carl Vinson's sailors participated in the community service project to help with upkeep and maintenance at the 14-acre facility.

PAINTERS' PATTERN

U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson paint the local distribution center for the Crossroads Foundation, a Hong Kong-based nonprofit specializing in global distribution of excess goods to impoverished communities in Hong Kong, May 24, 2011. Nineteen of the Carl Vinson's sailors participated in the community service project to help with upkeep and maintenance at the 14-acre facility.

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