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U.S. Navy sailors from USS Kearsarge move pallets of water as they prepare to depart from Santa Marta, Colombia, Sept. 6, 2008. The USS Kearsarge has been redirected from its current mission in Colombia to provide disaster relief support to communities in Haiti hit by Hurricane Ike and tropical storms Gustav and Hanna.

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U.S. Navy sailors from USS Kearsarge move pallets of water as they prepare to depart from Santa Marta, Colombia, Sept. 6, 2008. The USS Kearsarge has been redirected from its current mission in Colombia to provide disaster relief support to communities in Haiti hit by Hurricane Ike and tropical storms Gustav and Hanna.

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