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U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Micheal Cruz applies paint touch-ups to an American flag on the panel of a CH-46E Helicopter in the hanger bay of the USS Essex, May 11, 2008. The Essex Expeditionary Strike Group is steaming toward the cost of Burma for a humanitarian assistance mission in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. Cruz is assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

GETTING A TOUCH-UP

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Micheal Cruz applies paint touch-ups to an American flag on the panel of a CH-46E Helicopter in the hanger bay of the USS Essex, May 11, 2008. The Essex Expeditionary Strike Group is steaming toward the cost of Burma for a humanitarian assistance mission in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. Cruz is assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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