The dark sky above Australia during these catastrophic fires, here in New South Wales, near Eden. - PETER PARKS / AFP

It's not Liberation, it's not even Landing, whatever. United States firefighters and firefighters have been dispatched to Australia to fight the terrible fires that ravage much of the island continent. These fire soldiers arrived in Sydney, New South Wales, where they were applauded by the locals. The scene took place at the airport of the largest city in the country. The Australian bush has been burning for months now. The equivalent of South Korea has already gone up in smoke.

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