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The wooden Bivouvacs become a makeshift home for the service members residing on Camp Fairwinds during US Support Group Haiti (USSGH). USSGH is stationed in Port Au Prince, Haiti, in support of Operation UPHOLD DEMOCRACY established to improve the infrastructure and the health of the Haitian population

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The town of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, suffered severe damage from the flooding waters of the Red River. The contents of many homes were underwater and damaged

The town of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, suffered severe damage from the flooding waters of the Red River. The contents of homes were submerged underwater

The town of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, still has many areas of the town flooded from the Red River. Making it difficult for town's people to return to their homes and access the damage the flood has caused to their property

The town of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, was devastated from floodwaters from the overflowing Red River, which separates the towns of East Grand Forks and Grand Forks, North Dakota. The floodwaters reached an estimated 54 feet, which left many of the houses in both towns underwater. This caused the evacuation of thousands of people in and around both towns, including United States Air Force personnel and their families, assigned to Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota

Many cars and trucks were engulfed in the flood water from the Red River during the flood of April 1997 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The flooding caused some 50,000 residents to leave and flee to shelters in the sounding area and on Grand Forks Air Force Base

The town of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, was devastated from floodwaters from the overflowing Red River, which separates the towns of East Grand Forks and Grand Forks, North Dakota. The floodwaters reached an estimated 54 feet, which left many of the houses in both towns underwater. This caused the evacuation of thousands of people in and around both towns, including United States Air Force personnel and their families, assigned to Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota

As the flood waters of the Red River recedes, remnants of residents' belongings start to reappear. The Red River rose to slightly over 54 feet in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and East Grand Forks, Minnesota, leaving many people homeless for many days. (Substandard image)

Many communities in Red River Valley along the border of North Dakota and Minnesota had severe flooding like this one in Grand Forks

Floodwaters in the town of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, begin to recede. The town was devastated from the overflowing Red River, which separates the towns of East Grand Forks and Grand Forks, North Dakota. The floodwaters reached an estimated 54 feet, which left many of the houses in both towns underwater. This caused the evacuation of thousands of people in and around both towns, including United States Air Force personnel and their families, assigned to Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota

The town of Grand Forks, North Dakota, suffered severe damage from the flooding waters of the Red River. The contents of many homes were underwater and damaged

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Base: Grand Forks

State: North Dakota (ND)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Paul R. Caron, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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