A Marine from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and his wife spend a final few moments together before he boards a bus that will take him to the port at Morehead City, , to board the USS Bataan, Jan. 15, 2009. The 22nd MEU will deploy to Haiti aboard the Bataan and USS Carter Hall and Fort McHenry to provide sea-based humanitarian aid and disaster relief to the Haitian people after an earthquake ravaged the country, January 12. 22nd MEU Deploys to Support Haitian Relief Efforts DVIDS240281

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