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A Girl Scout from Girl Scout Junior Troop 71 delivers a case of Girl Scout cookies and a letter of appreciation to U.S. Navy Seaman Christian Shields in Yokosuka, Japan, on June 15, 2006. Over 24,000 cases of cookies were donated to Yokosuka to be divided among service members and were part of 194,762 boxes donated to military members around the world by the Girl Scouts. Shields is assigned to the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19).

A Girl Scout delivers a case of Girl Scout cookies.

A Girl Scout from Girl Scout Junior Troop 71 delivers a case of Girl Scout cookies and a letter of appreciation to U.S. Navy Seaman Christian Shields in Yokosuka, Japan, on June 15, 2006. Over 24,000 cases of cookies were donated to Yokosuka to be divided among service members and were part of 194,762 boxes donated to military members around the world by the Girl Scouts. Shields is assigned to the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19).

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