U.S. Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Echo 2, Battalion 5, move rocks, boulders and mud to make a bridge over a river.
Summary
Southern Leyte, Republic of the Philippines (Feb. 22, 2006) U.S. Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Echo 2, Battalion 5, move rocks, boulders and mud to make a bridge over a river created by the massive Feb. 17th landslide on the island of Leyte. Sailors and Marines from the Forward Deployed Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), USS Essex (LHD 2) and USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), arrived off the coast of Leyte Feb. 19 to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to victims of the landslide. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Corey Truax File# 060222-N-6274T-115
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southern leyte republic of the philippines
2006
marine expeditionary unit
move rocks
meu
echo
battalion
boulders
mud
bridge
river
landslide
echo 2
battalion 5
lhd 2
lsd 49
uss harpers ferry
us navy
wasp class amphibious assault ship
uss essex
wasp class
us navy ships
amphibious dock landing ship
us marine corps
high resolution
31st marine expeditionary unit
Date
22/02/2006 - 22/02/2006
Location
Southern Leyte, Republic of the Philippines
Source
U.S. NAVY
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