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A Guatemalan child prepares to board a helicopter bound for the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer during Continuing Promise 2008 on Paratrooper Base, Guatemala, May 13, 2008. The USS Boxer is deployed to support the Pacific phase of Continuing Promise 2008, an equal partnership mission between the United States, Guatemala, El Salvador and Peru.

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A Guatemalan child prepares to board a helicopter bound for the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer during Continuing Promise 2008 on Paratrooper Base, Guatemala, May 13, 2008. The USS Boxer is deployed to support the Pacific phase of Continuing Promise 2008, an equal partnership mission between the United States, Guatemala, El Salvador and Peru.

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