USS Blue Ridge. Vladivostok. Russia (May 9, 2010)

Владивосток, Россия. 7-9 мая 2010 года. Джаз в исполнении Pacific Brass Orchestra традиционно тепло был встречен жителями и гостями Владивостока.  Посещение Дома ветеранов, детского реабилитационного центра.

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Musician 2nd Class Travis Stanley, assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet Band, performs New Orleans style jazz during a combined performance with the Pacific Brass Orchestra, a Russian military ensemble, in Vladivostok, Russia.

The U.S. 7th Fleet staff Sailors performed on Victory in Europe Day, a national holiday that celebrates Russia's victory in Europe during World War II. 

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Viramontes)

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Chief Musician Luslaida Barbosa presents photos on behalf of the U.S. 7th Fleet Band during a combined performance with the Pacific Brass Orchestra, a Russian military ensemble, in Vladivostok, Russia.

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Viramontes)

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Musician 2nd Class Collin Reichow, assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet Band, holds a long note during a combined performance with members of the Pacific Brass Orchestra, a Russian military ensemble, in Vladivostok, Russia. 

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Josh Huebner)

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Chief Yeoman Roszetta Dean dances with a Russian veteran to music of the U.S. 7th Fleet Band at a veteran's center in Vladivostok, Russia. Blue Ridge and the embarked U.S. 
7th Fleet staff Sailors visited the center as part of a community outreach project. 

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Josh Huebner)

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Capt. Rudy Lupton, commanding officer of the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), plants a tree at a veteran's center in Vladivostok, Russia. 
Blue Ridge and the embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff Sailors visited the center as part of a community outreach project.

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Josh Huebner)

100508-N-1675O-390 VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (May 8, 2010)

Intelligence Specialist 3rd Class Lauren Jones and Culinary Specialist Seaman Myron Gordon, both assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), are bid farewell by the children of the Parus Nadezhdy Children's Rehabilitation Center during a community outreach project in Vladivostok, Russia. 

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Melvin F. Orr III)

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Senior Chief Information Systems Technician Okyo J. Simmons and other Sailors assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet Command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), sing and dance with children at the Mayak Children's Center.

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Fidel C. Hart)

100507-N-9094S-375 VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (May 7, 2010)

Logistics Specialist Seaman Sergio Torres, assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), draws pictures with a child at the Vladivostok children's cancer ward. 

Sailors from Blue Ridge will be engaged in a number of community outreach events in Vladivostok and will march with members of the Russian military during a parade to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Victory Day, a national holiday in Russia commemorating the end of World War II.

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brian A. Stone)