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U.S. Army Spc. Thaddeus Spencer helps Pakistani servicemembers unload humanitarian relief supplies from a CH-47D Chinook helicopter in Darband, Pakistan, Nov. 16, 2005. The U.S. government is participating in a multinational humanitarian assistance and support effort led by the Pakistani government to bring aid to victims of the devastating earthquake that struck the region Oct. 8, 2005.

Helping Hands

U.S. Army Spc. Thaddeus Spencer helps Pakistani servicemembers unload humanitarian relief supplies from a CH-47D Chinook helicopter in Darband, Pakistan, Nov. 16, 2005. The U.S. government is participating in a multinational humanitarian assistance and support effort led by the Pakistani government to bring aid to victims of the devastating earthquake that struck the region Oct. 8, 2005.

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