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Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki greets Alan Babin, an Army veteran and patient at the San Antonio VA Medical Center, during the 23rd National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic on March 29, 2009. Babin was wounded in Iraq while serving as a medic with the 82nd Airborne Division. He is pictured with his mother, Rosalinda Babin. Babin is back to participate in the 2010 clinic. Photo by Bob Peterson

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki greets Alan Babin, an Army veteran and patient at the San Antonio VA Medical Center, during the 23rd National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic on March 29, 2009. Babin was wounded in Iraq while serving as a medic with the 82nd Airborne Division. He is pictured with his mother, Rosalinda Babin. Babin is back to participate in the 2010 clinic. Photo by Bob Peterson

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki greets Alan Babin, an Army veteran and patient at the San Antonio VA Medical Center, during the 23rd National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic on March 29, 2009. Babin was wounded in Iraq while serving as a medic with the 82nd Airborne Division. He is pictured with his mother, Rosalinda Babin. Babin is back to participate in the 2010 clinic. Photo by Bob Peterson

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