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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos Aguilar speaks with a group of Peruvian citizens outside a temporary medical clinic during Continuing Promise in Paita, Peru, May 2, 2011. Aguilar is a hospital corpsman.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos Aguilar speaks with a group of Peruvian citizens outside a temporary medical clinic during Continuing Promise in Paita, Peru, May 2, 2011. Aguilar is a hospital corpsman.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos Aguilar speaks with a group of Peruvian citizens outside a temporary medical clinic during Continuing Promise in Paita, Peru, May 2, 2011. Aguilar is a hospital corpsman.

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