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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Roberto Diesta, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4), and soldiers from the Texas Army National Guard load ice into a resident's vehicle during a disaster response mission in Galveston, Texas, on Sept. 18, 2008. The Nassau is anchored off the coast of Galveston, Texas, to render assistance to other military organizations and civil authorities deployed in support of Hurricane Ike disaster relief efforts.

Petty Officer 1st Class Roberto Diesta and soldiers from the Texas Army National Guard load ice into a resident's vehicle.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Roberto Diesta, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4), and soldiers from the Texas Army National Guard load ice into a resident's vehicle during a disaster response mission in Galveston, Texas, on Sept. 18, 2008. The Nassau is anchored off the coast of Galveston, Texas, to render assistance to other military organizations and civil authorities deployed in support of Hurricane Ike disaster relief efforts.

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