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MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- A chaperone and youth use paddles to steer a self-made sailboat at Grassy Pond in Valdosta, Ga., June 18. Twenty-four summer camp youth between nine to 12 years old worked for a week to build three large wooden sailboats, funded by a grant received from Air Combat Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Green/RELEASED)

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Wish of good luck

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Curtis Tucker, Kids Aboard Workshop certified educator, pours water on to the front of the sailboats as a sign of good luck before letting the youth enter the water during the Youth Center Boat Launching event at Grassy Pond in Valdosta, Ga., June 18. Mr. Tucker has run the program for about seven years and uses the program to teach kids how to utilize and apply skills to work as a team through boat building. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Green/RELEASED)

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Life Saver

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- A stack of life vests lay in a pile ready for use during the Youth Center Boat Launching event at Grassy Pond in Valdosta, Ga., June 18. The event was held to test sailboats built by the youth at the Youth Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Green/RELEASED)

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making the flag

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Youth make flags for their sailboats during the Youth Center Launching event at Grassy Pond in Valdosta, Ga., June 18. They built, painted, made flags and named their sailboats, which took approximately a week to complete. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Green/RELEASED)

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Youth launch self-made sailboats

Published June 25, 2010

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Wish of good luck

Life Saver

making the flag