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U.S. Coast Guard Lt. j.g Jay Sandusky, left, and Chief Petty Officer Jim Crummett carry an injured woman onto the loading ramp of an HC-130 Hercules aircraft in Port-au-Prince, Jan. 14, 2010, before departing for the Dominican Republic.

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U.S. Coast Guard Lt. j.g Jay Sandusky, left, and Chief Petty Officer Jim Crummett carry an injured woman onto the loading ramp of an HC-130 Hercules aircraft in Port-au-Prince, Jan. 14, 2010, before departing for the Dominican Republic.

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