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Air Force Tech. Sgts. Derek Frerich, left, and Andy Anderson help unload sand into sandbags at the Dakota Valley High School in Dakota Dunes, S.D., June 5, 2011. Frerich and Anderson are assigned to the assigned to the 114th Fighter Wing of the South Dakota Air National Guard.

Air Force Tech. Sgts. Derek Frerich, left, and Andy Anderson help unload sand into sandbags at the Dakota Valley High School in Dakota Dunes, S.D., June 5, 2011. Frerich and Anderson are assigned to the assigned to the 114th Fighter Wing of the South Dakota Air National Guard.

Air Force Tech. Sgts. Derek Frerich, left, and Andy Anderson help unload sand into sandbags at the Dakota Valley High School in Dakota Dunes, S.D., June 5, 2011. Frerich and Anderson are assigned to the assigned to the 114th Fighter Wing of the South Dakota Air National Guard.

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