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U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Gustavo Albaladejo provides hearing protection to Haitian Americans prior to an air evacuation from Haiti to Homestead, Fla., Jan. 20, 2010. The Coast Guard has had the responsibility for evacuating U.S. citizens from earthquake-torn Haiti. Albaladejo is a flight engineer assigned to Coast Guard Air Station, Clearwater, Fla.

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U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Gustavo Albaladejo provides hearing protection to Haitian Americans prior to an air evacuation from Haiti to Homestead, Fla., Jan. 20, 2010. The Coast Guard has had the responsibility for evacuating U.S. citizens from earthquake-torn Haiti. Albaladejo is a flight engineer assigned to Coast Guard Air Station, Clearwater, Fla.

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