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Army Sgt. Michael Hamilton, right, and Army Spc. Chris Sonnier load an UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with rescue gear to prepare for swift-water rescues near Houston, Texas, May 17, 2015. Hamilton and Sonnier are flight medics assigned to the Louisiana National Guard. Since May, the guardsmen have rescued more than 100 people during flooding across the state.

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Army Sgt. Michael Hamilton, right, and Army Spc. Chris Sonnier load an UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with rescue gear to prepare for swift-water rescues near Houston, Texas, May 17, 2015. Hamilton and Sonnier are flight medics assigned to the Louisiana National Guard. Since May, the guardsmen have rescued more than 100 people during flooding across the state.

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