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U.S. Marines walk through water in the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge while the ship is stationed off Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 28, 2010. The Marines, assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, deployed aboard the ships of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group to support Pakistan flood relief efforts.

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U.S. Marines walk through water in the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge while the ship is stationed off Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 28, 2010. The Marines, assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, deployed aboard the ships of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group to support Pakistan flood relief efforts.

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