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The hospital ship USNS Comfort sits pierside during a Continuing Promise 2011 mission to Puerto San Jose, Guatemala, June 30, 2011. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to countries in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

The hospital ship USNS Comfort sits pierside during a Continuing Promise 2011 mission to Puerto San Jose, Guatemala, June 30, 2011. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to countries in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

The hospital ship USNS Comfort sits pierside during a Continuing Promise 2011 mission to Puerto San Jose, Guatemala, June 30, 2011. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to countries in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

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