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Army soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard continue constructing the interlocking water diversion system near Venice, La., at the southwest pass of the Mississippi River Delta, May 14, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 1023rd Vertical Engineer Company, 528th Engineer Battalion. The dam will act as a second line of defense to the boom line, in order to protect the natural marshlands.

DIVERSION DAM

Army soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard continue constructing the interlocking water diversion system near Venice, La., at the southwest pass of the Mississippi River Delta, May 14, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 1023rd Vertical Engineer Company, 528th Engineer Battalion. The dam will act as a second line of defense to the boom line, in order to protect the natural marshlands.

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