Even so please watch the Coast Guard in action and be proud of what our nation is capable of doing when it comes to helping our fellow citizens in a time of need.

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May He watch over the ones that guard us still.

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Free newspapers were available, National Guard troops kept watch, ventriloquists and balloon artists entertained kids, and even massage therapists were trying to help the 12, 000 to 15, 000 evacuees relax as they fretted about the fate of their homes.

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Then a guard was installed to watch the plant as well.

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Perhaps most important, Lin's ascension is at least a temporary vindication of the embattled Knicks head coach Mike D'Antoni, who with Steve Nash in Phoenix had built a running offense that thrived with an attacking, passing guard, only to watch the same strategy stifle in New York with incompatible personnel.

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The Coast Guard C-130 aircraft crew maintained watch over the boaters and vectored in the Heijin and Tanais Leader to their position.

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We've also maintained the Northern watch and Southern watch in Iraq, before the invasion, with the Air Guard doing the same thing.

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Investors: watch out for TICs no, not the bloodthirsty kind you have to be on guard for after a charming walk in the woods.

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The Coast Guard will send a dozen cutters, two helicopters and a C-130 aircraft to watch over the memorial service.

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Shanghai is also on guard against bird flu in the real world: Signs in apartment compounds warn residents to watch out for the high fevers, breathing difficulties and other symptoms of the virus.

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