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Texas Army National Guard Assists in Repair of Collapsed Canal
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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Charles Porter (left) and Staff Sgt. Orvin Lee, 449th Aviation Support Battalion, Texas Army National Guard, prepare to attach a sling-load cable to the hook on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, Sept. 10, 2005. The 449th is assisting in the airlift and drop of bundles containing rock and sand at the break in the 17th Street Canal, which collapsed when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, La. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Reed
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