2010 Haitian Relief
LSD 44 was deployed in January as part of rescue efforts after the 2010 Haiti Earthquake. On 18 January 2010, she anchored off Killick navy base and started relief operations.
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Famous quotes containing the words haitian and/or relief:
“The egg is back. The egg is back.”
—Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haitian president. New York Times, p. 10A (September 6, 1994)
“This is the only “wet” community in a wide area, and is the rendezvous of cow hands seeking to break the monotony of chuck wagon food and range life. Friday night is the “big time” for local cowboys, and consequently the calaboose is called the “Friday night jail.””
—Administration in the State of Texa, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)