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A crew member of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) paints bed frames at the Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Elderly. The sailor is one of many crew members from the BLUE RIDGE taking part in such community assistance efforts as part of Project Handclasp

Newly painted bedframes line a ward in the Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Elderly. The frames were painted by crew members from the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) as part of the community assistance program Project Handclasp

A crew member from the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) chats with a representative from the Mercy Homes Orphanage. Sailors from the BLUE RIDGE are providing assistance to the orphanage and a local home for the elderly as part of Project Handclasp

A crew member from the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) does yard work at the Little Siters of the Poor Home for the Elderly as part of the community assistance program, Project Handclasp

Volunteers taking part in Project Handclasp community assistance assignments at the Mercy Homes Orphanage gather with children from the orphange for a group photograph. Many of the volunteers are from the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19). Exact Date Shot Unknown

Crew members aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) stand at attention as a sailor prepares to lower the colors during the Pearl Harbor 50th Anniversary memorial Service being held aboard the ship

A crew member aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) places 7.62mm cartridges for an M-60 machine gun in an ammunition belt during small arms qualifications. The BLUE RIDGE is among the U.S. Navy ships deployed to the region in support of Operation Desert Shield

The amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) lies tied up at the ship repair facility for rehabilitation work

A port beam view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) moored at the US Naval Ship Repair Facility

A crew member of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) paints bed frames at the Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Elderly. The sailor is one of many crew members from the BLUE RIDGE taking part in such community assistance efforts as part of Project Handclasp

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Subject Operation/Series: HANDCLASP

Base: Madras

Country: India(IND)

Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Howard Johnson

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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01/07/1992
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crew crew member ship uss command ship uss ridge lcc paints frames little sisters little sisters poor home poor home sailor blue blue ridge community assistance efforts community assistance efforts project handclasp uss blue ridge us navy ships united states ships command ship amphibious command ship us navy high resolution command ship uss blue ridge part project handclasp ph 1 howard johnson us national archives