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A Colorado resident that has been cut off to the surrounding areas due to the flood waters in Larimer County west of Fort Collin
A Colorado resident that has been cut off to the surrounding areas due to the flood waters in Larimer County west of Fort Collins Colo. prays as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter with the 2nd Battalion, 135th General Support Aviation Battalion, Colorado National Guard evacuates him and his family, Sept. 17, 2013. What is being dubbed “Operation Centennial Raging Waters” is likely the biggest rotary-wing airlift mission since Hurricane Katrina and has become a complete neighbors helping neighbors effort with state national guards from Colorado and Wyoming, Active duty units from Colorado as well as search and rescue units from all over the country.
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