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A Haitian man prays for hope while U.S. search and rescue teams look for earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 17, 2010, following a magnitude-7 earthquake that devastated the nation. U.S. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort.

PRAYER FOR HOPE

A Haitian man prays for hope while U.S. search and rescue teams look for earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 17, 2010, following a magnitude-7 earthquake that devastated the nation. U.S. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort.

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