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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Simon Trujillo runs for cover as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter prepares to take off during the air evacuation of an Afghan boy in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 30, 2009.

EVACUATION RUSH

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Simon Trujillo runs for cover as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter prepares to take off during the air evacuation of an Afghan boy in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 30, 2009.

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