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USS Essex pulls alongside USNS Walter S. Diehl, May 9, 2008, for a replenishment at sea during efforts to prepare to deliver humanitarian aid to the Burmese victims of Cyclone Nargis.

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USS Essex pulls alongside USNS Walter S. Diehl, May 9, 2008, for a replenishment at sea during efforts to prepare to deliver humanitarian aid to the Burmese victims of Cyclone Nargis.

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