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A young Hurricane Katrina survivor hugs her rescuer, Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Maroney, after she was relocated to the New Orleans International Airport in New Orleans, Sept. 7, 2005. Maroney is a pararescueman assigned to the 58th Rescue Squadron on Nellis Air Force Base. The Air Force Special Operations Command and various Guard rescue squadrons worked together to aid in rescue efforts of Hurricane Katrina victims. U.S. Air Force Photo by A1C Veronica Pierce

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A young Hurricane Katrina survivor hugs her rescuer, Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Maroney, after she was relocated to the New Orleans International Airport in New Orleans, Sept. 7, 2005. Maroney is a pararescueman assigned to the 58th Rescue Squadron on Nellis Air Force Base. The Air Force Special Operations Command and various Guard rescue squadrons worked together to aid in rescue efforts of Hurricane Katrina victims. U.S. Air Force Photo by A1C Veronica Pierce

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