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Video: The Comfort: A Sight for Sore Eyes

Nov. 1, 2018

The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort is making its rounds in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Honduras for Enduring Promise 2018. During the 11-week mission, U.S. military personnel work alongside civil and military partners to provide medical assistance based on the needs of each country. Patricia Caicedo, from Esmeraldas, Ecuador, talks about a procedure improving her granddaughter’s quality of life.

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