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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Bannister removes mud sediment from behind a damaged building in Hachinohe, Japan, March 17, 2011. Sailors from Naval Air Facility Misawa and its tenant commands are assisting with cleaning up the tsunami-damaged city. Bannister is a logistics specialist assigned to Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Misawa.

TSUNAMI MUD

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Bannister removes mud sediment from behind a damaged building in Hachinohe, Japan, March 17, 2011. Sailors from Naval Air Facility Misawa and its tenant commands are assisting with cleaning up the tsunami-damaged city. Bannister is a logistics specialist assigned to Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Misawa.

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