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More than 100 U.S. sailors, Marines and civilians throughout Navy Region Northwest work with their Army and Air Force counterparts, other agencies and volunteers from the USO and American Red Cross in Seattle, March 21, 2011. Teams are providing assistance to the more than 120 family members who arrived in Seattle from Japan as part of Operation Tomodachi.

HELPING FAMILIES

More than 100 U.S. sailors, Marines and civilians throughout Navy Region Northwest work with their Army and Air Force counterparts, other agencies and volunteers from the USO and American Red Cross in Seattle, March 21, 2011. Teams are providing assistance to the more than 120 family members who arrived in Seattle from Japan as part of Operation Tomodachi.

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