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Dust swirls around Marine Lance Cpl. Ernie Obregon of Lake Elsinore, Calif., as he guides a CH-53 helicopter carrying wheat into the landing zone near the village of Mintaan in Somalia. Elsewhere in Somalia, U.S. helicopter gunships attacked members of a warring faction after warning them to pull back from the town of Kismayu. The attack damaged armed vehicles and artillery pieces and reportedly sent 40 injured Somalis to the hospital. A3