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U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Seabees shovel around a wall foundation to be used for a new roof at a school during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service project in La Tavesia, Ecuador, May 17, 2011. The Seabees are assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 28 and the Marines are assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion.

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U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Seabees shovel around a wall foundation to be used for a new roof at a school during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service project in La Tavesia, Ecuador, May 17, 2011. The Seabees are assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 28 and the Marines are assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion.

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