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Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Shawn Beaty looks for survivors.
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Shawn Beaty looks for survivors in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, La., on Aug. 30, 2005. Beaty, 29, of Long Island, N.Y., is a member of a Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescue crew sent from Clearwater, Fla., to assist in search and rescue efforts.