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Minnesota Senator Julianne E. Ortman (right) thanks Navy Diver 1st Class Clarence Allen of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 for his efforts in the wake of the I-35 bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Aug. 11, 2007. Ortman thanked the unit's sailors for their overall search and recovery efforts.

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Minnesota Senator Julianne E. Ortman (right) thanks Navy Diver 1st Class Clarence Allen of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 for his efforts in the wake of the I-35 bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Aug. 11, 2007. Ortman thanked the unit's sailors for their overall search and recovery efforts.

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