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Military Policeman Sgt. David Smith, U.S. Marine Corps, escorts a woman and her child towards a waiting helicopter in a field inside the U.S. Embassy housing compound at Tirana, Albania, on March 14, 1997, during Operation Silver Wake. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are performing a Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) to ensure the safety of American citizens and designated third country nationals. The Marines are part of the USS Nassau (LHA 4) Amphibious Readiness Group.

Military Policeman escorts a woman and her child to a waiting helicopter at Tirana, Albania.

Military Policeman Sgt. David Smith, U.S. Marine Corps, escorts a woman and her child towards a waiting helicopter in a field inside the U.S. Embassy housing compound at Tirana, Albania, on March 14, 1997, during Operation Silver Wake. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are performing a Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) to ensure the safety of American citizens and designated third country nationals. The Marines are part of the USS Nassau (LHA 4) Amphibious Readiness Group.

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