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A U.S. Army soldier carries boxes of humanitarian aid meals toward the distribution point at the forward operating base set up by the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 18, 2010. That day the squadron passed out more than 15,000 bottles of water and 4,000 meals.

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A U.S. Army soldier carries boxes of humanitarian aid meals toward the distribution point at the forward operating base set up by the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 18, 2010. That day the squadron passed out more than 15,000 bottles of water and 4,000 meals.

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