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Petty Officer Swing comforts an infant evacuee from Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Racey C. Swing comforts an infant evacuee from Freetown, Sierra Leone, after arriving onboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), on May 30, 1997, during Operation Noble Obelisk. Over 900 people from 40 different countries have been evacuated. Swing is a Navy Aviation Boatswain Mate (Fuels).