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A U.S. Navy sailor and an Israeli soldier carry a Haitian girl to a waiting helicopter near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 25, 2010. The helicopters transport the patients to Navy ships anchored off the coast of Port-au-Prince for treatment.

A U.S. Navy sailor and an Israeli soldier carry a Haitian girl to a waiting helicopter.

A U.S. Navy sailor and an Israeli soldier carry a Haitian girl to a waiting helicopter near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 25, 2010. The helicopters transport the patients to Navy ships anchored off the coast of Port-au-Prince for treatment.

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