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Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Christian Ivy plays for Japanese children and volunteers at the Kadena Children's Center in Okinawa, Japan, on Jan. 27, 2007. Christian, a Navy musician is assigned to the U.S. Seventh Fleet Band's "Shonan Brass" and is embarked on the USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19).

Petty Officer 3rd Class Christian Ivy plays for Japanese children.

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Christian Ivy plays for Japanese children and volunteers at the Kadena Children's Center in Okinawa, Japan, on Jan. 27, 2007. Christian, a Navy musician is assigned to the U.S. Seventh Fleet Band's "Shonan Brass" and is embarked on the USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19).

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