During Operation AVID RESPONSE (OAR), a Turkish earthquake victim gets a pack of infant wipes from a relief worker near the Red Crescent camp at Digarmendere, Turkey, as others try to get the attention of workers handing out supplies. OAR is the US European Command contribution to relief efforts following the earthquake that struck about 65 miles east of Istanbul near the town of Izmit. Turkish officials estimate about 600,000 people are homeless
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: AVID RESPONSE
Base: Digarmendere
Country: Turkey (TUR)
Scene Major Command Shown: SIXTH FLEET
Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 Seth Rossman, Usnr
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
28/08/1999
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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