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Soldiers patrol nearly deserted streets in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Sept. 13, 2005, as part of U.S. military assistance following Hurricane Katrina. The soldiers are paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. DoD photo by Daren Reehl

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Soldiers patrol nearly deserted streets in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Sept. 13, 2005, as part of U.S. military assistance following Hurricane Katrina. The soldiers are paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. DoD photo by Daren Reehl

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