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Marines coming home to Haiti
The Marine Corps is home to thousands of Marines born in places other than the United States. These Marines are used to deploying all around the globe, sometimes at a moment’s notice. Sometimes these special individuals get the unique opportunity to return to their home country proudly wearing the eagle, globe and anchor. Six Marines currently deployed to the Caribbean, Central and South America spent ten days in their home country, Haiti, where they served as … Read entire article »
Filed under: Disasters, Humanitarian Assistance, Marines, Military
Continuing Promise 2009 Begins
This is the yearly humanitatian effort in Latin America run by the US Navy. Continuing Promise 2008 stories begin here. Several dozen pallets stretched across a docking area yesterday – a fraction of those waiting to be loaded onto trucks for distribution throughout Haiti – providing a tangible symbol of evolving partnerships officials call key to Continuing Promise 2009′s success. Navy Capt. Robert G. Lineberry Jr., commodore and tactical commander of the hospital ship USNS Comfort, presided at a ceremonial handover of more than 350 pallets of humanitarian support donated by international aid groups. Comfort, making the first stop of its four-month humanitarian assistance mission through the region, transported the pallets of 1.4 million meals, medical supplies, blankets, baby wipes and hygiene supplies to Haiti from the United States. After … Read entire article »
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