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U.S. Army soldiers retrieve sling cables attached to sandbags that were dropped near Pelican Island, La., May 22, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 205th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, Louisiana National Guard. The sandbags will be used to fill breaches and potentially block any oil from entering the wetlands.

RETRIEVING CABLES

U.S. Army soldiers retrieve sling cables attached to sandbags that were dropped near Pelican Island, La., May 22, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 205th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, Louisiana National Guard. The sandbags will be used to fill breaches and potentially block any oil from entering the wetlands.

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