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A U.S. Army soldier operates a front-end loader to preserve a flooded section of Beechwood Road in Freetown, Mass., March 31, 2010. The soldier is assigned to the the 189th Engineer Team, 101st Engineer Battalion, Massachusetts Nation Guard. The unit was activated to support Operation Rising Water, a statewide effort to aid communities affected by the flood.

FRONT-END FLOOD WORK

A U.S. Army soldier operates a front-end loader to preserve a flooded section of Beechwood Road in Freetown, Mass., March 31, 2010. The soldier is assigned to the the 189th Engineer Team, 101st Engineer Battalion, Massachusetts Nation Guard. The unit was activated to support Operation Rising Water, a statewide effort to aid communities affected by the flood.

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