USS BLUE RIDGE PORTS IN SHANGHAI

Vice Adm. Robert Willard, Commander U.S. Seventh Fleet, receives a traditional greeting of flowers from a representative of the People's Liberation Army (Navy) while in front of the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge Rear upon arrival February 24, 2004. Blue Ridge last visited the port city in March 2001. Shanghai is China's largest city with more than 13 million in polulation. (UPI Photo/Michael R. McCormick/US Navy)