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U.S. Army Maj. (Dr.) Michael Cole injects a numbing solution into a young Dominican boy during a medical readiness training exercise in Esperanza, Dominican Republic, June 4, 2011. Cole is a dentist assigned to the 228th Combat Support Hospital.

U.S. Army Maj. (Dr.) Michael Cole injects a numbing solution into a young Dominican boy during a medical readiness training exercise in Esperanza, Dominican Republic, June 4, 2011. Cole is a dentist assigned to the 228th Combat Support Hospital.

U.S. Army Maj. (Dr.) Michael Cole injects a numbing solution into a young Dominican boy during a medical readiness training exercise in Esperanza, Dominican Republic, June 4, 2011. Cole is a dentist assigned to the 228th Combat Support Hospital.

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