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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tracy Winterquist, right, and Ryan Latozke, left, unload sandbags to create a barrier blocking rising overland flood water around a house in Cass County, N.D., April 29, 2011. Winterquist, assigned to the 119th Civil Engineer Squadron, is a member of a North Dakota National Guard quick response force. Latozke works for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

SANDBAG BARRIER

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tracy Winterquist, right, and Ryan Latozke, left, unload sandbags to create a barrier blocking rising overland flood water around a house in Cass County, N.D., April 29, 2011. Winterquist, assigned to the 119th Civil Engineer Squadron, is a member of a North Dakota National Guard quick response force. Latozke works for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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