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Soldiers in a Humvee travel through a storm surge to assist Hancock County sheriff deputies make contact with civilians stranded near the Gulf Coast in Waveland, Miss., Aug. 28, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to the Mississippi Army National Guard.

STORM SURGE

Soldiers in a Humvee travel through a storm surge to assist Hancock County sheriff deputies make contact with civilians stranded near the Gulf Coast in Waveland, Miss., Aug. 28, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to the Mississippi Army National Guard.

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