A Navy helicopter delivers relief supplies at a mosque in Sumatra, Indonesia.

Navy NewsStand ^ | Jan 7, 2004 | staff

[AdmSmith]

50107-N-5376G-005 Meulaboh, Sumatra, Indonesia (Jan. 7, 2005) - A Navy HH-60H Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the "Golden Falcons" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Two (HS-2), delivers relief supplies at a mosque in the town of Meulaboh on the Island of Sumatra, Indonesia. Helicopters assigned to Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) and Sailors from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) are supporting Operation Unified Assistance, the humanitarian operation effort in the wake of the Tsunami that struck South East Asia. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is currently operating in the Indian Ocean off the waters of Indonesia and Thailand. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Benjamin D. Glass

[AdmSmith]

Thanks.

[rickmichaels]

Nice helicopter. Ugly-ass building.

[AdmSmith]

050106-N-4166B-488 Lamno, Sumatra, Indonesia (Jan. 6, 2005) - A lone hand salute is rendered by an Indonesian child as a U.S. Navy helicopter lifts off after delivering food and water in Lamno, Sumatra, Indonesia. Helicopters assigned to Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) and Sailors from Abraham Lincoln are supporting Operation Unified Assistance, the humanitarian operation effort in the wake of the Tsunami that struck South East Asia. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is currently operating in the Indian Ocean off the waters of Indonesia and Thailand. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jordon R. Beesley (RELEASED) http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=20301

[F14 Pilot]

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[7.62 x 51mm]

That hell-hole building should have been wiped from the face of the earth, IMO.

[Desron13]

Beautiful building. Wonderful architecture. I just can't help notice that every time I see one of these monuments to Alla that it is surrounded by squalor, poverty and misery. Islam is not a religion. It's an induced mental disorder.

[AdmSmith]

An important step in the WOT.

[DTogo]

Awesome picture! More respect and gratitude than we ever get from the UN or EU.

[dc-zoo]

I guess we can see where all their money is going. That's one high dollar mosque.

[DTogo]

US Military GREAT NEWS * ping *

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[Owl558]

Spider-man? Spider-man!! Reminds me of the Ethopian famine relief years ago and the picture of the kid with an AC/DC shirt.

[pabianice]

What's with the tennis court on the roof?

[Graybeard58]

The kid in the picture salutes better than John Kerry.

[StoneGiant]

[kcat]

This picture was on the front page of our local paper yesterday. I saved it because the looks on those boy's faces are so telling. The absolute oh wow awe on the little one's face and the respect on the older one's face. He must have gotten a salute. I just think those boys will never forget what they had just seen - the American soldier coming to help THEM!

[Andrew LB]

Great pictures guys.

That kid has a far better salute than Kerry or Clinton. ;)

[nuconvert]

Great picture.

[McGavin999]

This is the place where the people were practically starving. I looked at the pictures on the Navy site and the faces of the people are wonderful.

[mewzilla]

Paging Simon Tisdall...

[Valin]

More than likely it was built with Saudi money.