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Day 1: Bataan mission personal for some

Crew members with Haitian roots motivate shipmates

Updated: Friday, 15 Jan 2010, 8:54 PM EST
Published : Friday, 15 Jan 2010, 8:00 PM EST

ABOARD THE USS BATAAN (WAVY) - While the USS Bataan takes on Marines and supplies in North Carolina for their relief mission in Haiti, the sailors operate with a sense of urgency.

The Bataan has sailors with Haitian roots onboard, and that makes their assignment even more personal.

Click the adjacent video player access this video report.

WAVY-TV video journalists Art Kohn and Jeff Meyers are embedded on the USS Bataan and will be filing regular reports as the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship travels to Haiti to provide humanitarian and disaster relief.