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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class William Hodgin plays the piano with a student in the music room at the Bangladesh Ashar Alo School and Rehabilitation Center during a community service project as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2011 in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Sept. 20, 2011. Hodgin is assigned to the USS Defender. The annual bilateral exercises in Southeast Asia are designed to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class William Hodgin plays the piano with a student in the music room at the Bangladesh Ashar Alo School and Rehabilitation Center during a community service project as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2011 in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Sept. 20, 2011. Hodgin is assigned to the USS Defender. The annual bilateral exercises in Southeast Asia are designed to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness.

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