PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (April 27, 2004)-- U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Nolet Antoine, a Haitian-American interpreter for the Maritime Component Commander at Joint Task Force-Haiti, is standing by while more than 650 Haitians are repatriated at Killick coast guard base here. He is normally a machinery technician at the Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team in Colfax, La., but deployed to Haiti in March as an interpreter.
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued and repatriated 1,591 Haitian migrants from Feb. 21 to April 27. They are here supporting Multinational Interim Force-Haiti to assist in stabilizing and securing the country.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Kendrick