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U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Elias Gomez, left, and two medics from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma offload medical supplies to Haitian Coast Guard officials in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 14, 2010.

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Elias Gomez, left, and two medics from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma offload medical supplies to Haitian Coast Guard officials in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 14, 2010.

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Elias Gomez, left, and two medics from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma offload medical supplies to Haitian Coast Guard officials in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 14, 2010.

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