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U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Bridget Riordan helps paint the wall that surrounds the Baan Klong Sai school during a community service project in Phuket, Thailand, Oct. 10, 2012. Riordan is assigned to the USS Mobile Bay.

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Bridget Riordan helps paint the wall that surrounds the Baan Klong Sai school during a community service project in Phuket, Thailand, Oct. 10, 2012. Riordan is assigned to the USS Mobile Bay.

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Bridget Riordan helps paint the wall that surrounds the Baan Klong Sai school during a community service project in Phuket, Thailand, Oct. 10, 2012. Riordan is assigned to the USS Mobile Bay.

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