8. A thousand words? This photograph by Alan Diaz of the Associated Press, taken on April 22, 2000, shows Cuban refugee Elian Gonzalez and Donato Dalrymple, one of the two men who rescued the boy from the sea, in a bedroom closet as federal agents enter the Little Havana home of Elian's relatives.
9. A thousand words? After three weeks and 300-plus miles of speed-and-maneuver warfare, Master Gunnery Sgt. Frank Cordero savors the first letters from his wife, Melissa. "I held that first one for about five minutes...Just to smell it and hold it." (Photo by Cheryl Diaz Meyer)
10. A thousand words? Dallas, TX -- Tracey Nolan lost track of her seven-month-old son, A'Mahd MaGee, when she was forced to leave for Dallas. A'Mahd had been visiting with a family friend when the storm hit New Orleans, and floodwaters prevented Ms. Nolan from reaching her child before she had to be evacuated by helicopter on August 30th. (Photo by Melanie Burford)
11. A thousand words? Jay Robbins sobs as he salutes his colleague, emergency medical technician Yarnel Merino, 25, who died in the attack on the World Trade Center. (Photo by George Gutierrez)
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26. Critique Senior Airman Andrzej Wojcicki greets an Afghan child after convoying July 27 to an Internal Displaced Persons camp outside of Kabul, Afghanistan, to deliver donations sent from the United States. Airman Wojcicki is a member of the Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)
27. Critique Senior Airman Andrzej Wojcicki greets an Afghan child after convoying July 27 to an Internal Displaced Persons camp outside of Kabul, Afghanistan, to deliver donations sent from the United States. Airman Wojcicki is a member of the Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan . (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)
28. Exercise Senior Airman Andrzej Wojcicki greets an Afghan child after convoying July 27 to an Internal Displaced Persons camp outside of Kabul, Afghanistan, to deliver donations sent from the United States. Airman Wojcicki is a member of the Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)
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31. Elements of extended cutline Yeoman Seamen Whitney Utter and Jessica Gardner salute as USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) passes the final resting place of USS Lexington (CV 2) July 26, 2007. Kitty Hawk was passing the spot where Lexington sunk during the Battle of the Coral Sea May 8, 1942, losing 216 members from its crew. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph R Schmitt)