DATE: January 17, 2010 4:11:32 PM EST

US COAST GUARD

Photo Release

Date:
Jan. 15, 2010
 

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District 7 Public Affairs
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 **Photo Release** Coast Guard provides aid to Haiti
MIAMI-- Crews from Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma arrive at Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 14, 2010.  Three additional Coast Guard cutters, including Coast Guard Cutters Forward, Mohawk and Valiant are also providing humanitarian and medical assistance in support of the earthquake relief efforts.

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Arriving with Supplies
Crews from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma arrive at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 14, 2010 with necessary supplies to provide medical aid to the Haitian people.  A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti Jan. 12, 2010 killing thousands and injuring many more.  U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Aiding the Children
A crewmember from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma provides medical treatment to an injured boy at a makeshift triage center in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 14, 2010.  Coast Guard crews were the first to arrive to Haiti after the worst earthquake in more than 200 years battered the country.  U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Water for Children
A Coast Guard member provides a bottle of water and a comforting hand to a Haitian boy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 14, 2010.  Coast Guard crewmembers from across the United States have been deployed to provide assistance to Haiti.             U.S. Coast Guard photo.      

 

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