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A U.S. Marine from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) embarked on the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) pours water into a jug while distributing water to the people of Kuatata, Bangladesh, on Nov. 28, 2007. The Kearsarge and embarked elements are conducting humanitarian assistance/disaster relief efforts in response to Bangladesh's request for assistance after Tropical Cyclone Sidr struck the coast on Nov. 15, 2007. The storm killed over 3,000 people and has left several hundred thousand homeless. The Department of Defense effort is part of a larger United States response coordinated by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development.

A U.S. Marine from pours water into a jug.

A U.S. Marine from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) embarked on the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) pours water into a jug while distributing water to the people of Kuatata, Bangladesh, on Nov. 28, 2007. The Kearsarge and embarked elements are conducting humanitarian assistance/disaster relief efforts in response to Bangladesh's request for assistance after Tropical Cyclone Sidr struck the coast on Nov. 15, 2007. The storm killed over 3,000 people and has left several hundred thousand homeless. The Department of Defense effort is part of a larger United States response coordinated by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development.

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