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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Jeffrey A. Rapp and Nathan G. Seither load rice into a U.S. Navy HH-60H Seahawk helicopter in Gizo, Solomon Islands, for delivery to outlying islands on April 19, 2007. Rapp, Seither and other Marines embarked with USNS Gunnery Sgt. Fred W. Stockham (T-AK 3017) are helping with humanitarian assistance operations after two earthquakes and a tsunami struck the Solomon Islands on April 2nd. Rapp and Seither are both assigned to the 1st Platoon, 2nd Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Company.

U.S. Marines load rice into a U.S. Navy HH-60H Seahawk helicopter.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Jeffrey A. Rapp and Nathan G. Seither load rice into a U.S. Navy HH-60H Seahawk helicopter in Gizo, Solomon Islands, for delivery to outlying islands on April 19, 2007. Rapp, Seither and other Marines embarked with USNS Gunnery Sgt. Fred W. Stockham (T-AK 3017) are helping with humanitarian assistance operations after two earthquakes and a tsunami struck the Solomon Islands on April 2nd. Rapp and Seither are both assigned to the 1st Platoon, 2nd Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Company.

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