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  • Canadians Hit the Beach, Join Katrina Relief Efforts

    09/15/2005 4:36:45 PM PDT · by SandRat · 26 replies · 476+ views
    Navy NewsStand ^ | Sep 15, 2005 | Journalist 3rd Class Chris Gethings
    GULFPORT, Miss. (NNS) -- Sailors and Soldiers from two of three Canadian ships operating in the Gulf of Mexico joined U.S. Sailors Sept. 14 in providing support to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts here. Canadian service members from HMCS Ville De Quebec (FFH 332) and HMCS Toronto (FFH 333) joined Seabees from Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 202 Detachment Key West, Fla., along with Sailors from USS Bataan (LPD 5). Canadian sailors and soldiers left their homeport just days after the hurricane to come help aid in relief efforts. Their first stop was Pensacola, Fla., where the ships dropped off more...