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Army National Guard Spc. Jonathan Melanson dumps snow from his front end loader into a military dump truck during snow removal operations in Weymouth, Mass., Feb. 21, 2015. Melanson is a concrete and asphalt equipment operator assigned to the Massachusetts National Guard's 189th Engineer Company, 181st Engineer Battalion.

Army National Guard Spc. Jonathan Melanson dumps snow from his front end loader into a military dump truck during snow removal operations in Weymouth, Mass., Feb. 21, 2015. Melanson is a concrete and asphalt equipment operator assigned to the Massachusetts National Guard's 189th Engineer Company, 181st Engineer Battalion.

Army National Guard Spc. Jonathan Melanson dumps snow from his front end loader into a military dump truck during snow removal operations in Weymouth, Mass., Feb. 21, 2015. Melanson is a concrete and asphalt equipment operator assigned to the Massachusetts National Guard's 189th Engineer Company, 181st Engineer Battalion.

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