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Pallets of sandbags sit ready for soldiers, airmen and members of civilian emergency response agencies to move them at the Arvada Fire Protection District Training Center in Arvada, Colo., Sept. 15, 2013.

BAGS TO GO

Pallets of sandbags sit ready for soldiers, airmen and members of civilian emergency response agencies to move them at the Arvada Fire Protection District Training Center in Arvada, Colo., Sept. 15, 2013.

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