Keywords: US Navy 071203-N-1831S-198 Bangladeshi citizens thank crew members assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) for delivering food and other necessary supplies to them.jpg en BARISAL Bangladesh Dec 3 2007 Bangladeshi citizens thank crew members assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge LHD 3 for delivering food and other necessary supplies to them Kearsarge and the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Special Operations Capable are conducting Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief efforts in response to the government of Bangladesh's request for assistance after Tropical Cyclone Sidr struck their southern coast Nov 15 The storm killed more than 3 000 people and has left several hundred thousand homeless The Department of Defense effort is part of a larger U S response coordinated by the U S Department of State and U S Agency for International Development U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ash Severe Released 2007-12-03 071203-N-1831S-198 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 53390 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ash Severe PD-USGov-Military-Navy Cyclone Sidr Images from US Navy location Barisal Bangladesh Aboard USS Kearsarge LHD-3 |