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U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kathleen Sikes, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, provides medical care to a local woman, Haiti, Sept. 20, 2008. America's contributions to relief efforts are being coordinated by the United States Agency for International Development and its Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance.

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U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kathleen Sikes, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, provides medical care to a local woman, Haiti, Sept. 20, 2008. America's contributions to relief efforts are being coordinated by the United States Agency for International Development and its Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance.

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