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U.S. Army soldiers fill sandbags in Smithland, Ky., May, 4, 2011, to help fight flooding in western Kentucky. The soldiers are assigned to the 1123rd Sapper Company from the Kentucky Army National Guard based in Lietchfield, Ky. Guardsmen are deployed to multiple locations across western Kentucky, including Hickman and Smithland.

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U.S. Army soldiers fill sandbags in Smithland, Ky., May, 4, 2011, to help fight flooding in western Kentucky. The soldiers are assigned to the 1123rd Sapper Company from the Kentucky Army National Guard based in Lietchfield, Ky. Guardsmen are deployed to multiple locations across western Kentucky, including Hickman and Smithland.

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