Joseph Etienne holds his 14-month-old daughter, Jessica, on a flight aboard a C-17 on their way to Charleston International Airport Feb. 6. Mr. Etienne planned to travel to Boston once he arrived in South Carolina to begin rebuilding his life after the loss of his wife in the Jan. 12 earthquake which struck Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Staff Sgt. Anthony Clay rests his face in his hands just before takeoff aboard a C-17 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Feb. 6. The plane carried 75 evacuees scheduled to transit Charleston International Airport, with some having waited several weeks for a flight to the United States. Sergeant Clay is a Phoenix Raven with the 628th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Evacuees from Haiti sit in a dimly lit C-17 on its way to Charleston International Airport Feb. 6. Seventy-five evacuees were aboard the flight, including elderly and infants. Evacuees carried little belongings, with some leaving behind family members who were not able to leave the country. As of Feb. 9, more than 700 evacuees have transited Charleston International Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)