Beach Dunes Spark a Battle After Sandy Slideshow

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Janet Babin

Dale Belli sifting through rubble.

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Barry Ingram's house on Ortley Beach, New Jersey

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Barry Ingram can now see the ocean from his Ortley Beach house.

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Devastation in Mantaloking, New Jersey

Tall dunes on Midway Beach, New Jersey

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In Mantaloking, all that's left is the pool.

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Dominick Salazzo talks with volunteers on Midway Beach.

Homes in Holgate on Long Beach Island, where there were no dunes.

Sandy debris in Holgate, Long Beach Island