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A crowd gathers in an area U.S. soldiers are using as a a forward operating base in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 16, 2010. About 200 soldiers, assigned to the 82nd Division's 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, are setting up security to help provide humanitarian aid to those left devastated by the earthquake. A survivor camp of thousands of displaced Haitians is near the base.

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A crowd gathers in an area U.S. soldiers are using as a a forward operating base in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 16, 2010. About 200 soldiers, assigned to the 82nd Division's 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, are setting up security to help provide humanitarian aid to those left devastated by the earthquake. A survivor camp of thousands of displaced Haitians is near the base.

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