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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Lisa Bartolome shows a young American Samoan boy how to make a paper airplane at the Congressional Christian Church of American Samoa in the Fafatiua village, American Samoa, Oct. 2, 2009. The Hawaii Air National Guard provided basic medical care to residents after a tsunami struck the island Sept. 30, 2009. The church, with the help of the government, is serving three meals a day to those in need. Bartolome is assigned to the Hawaii Air National Guard's 154th Medical G

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Lisa Bartolome shows a young American Samoan boy how to make a paper airplane at the Congressional Christian Church of American Samoa in the Fafatiua village, American Samoa, Oct. 2, 2009. The Hawaii Air National Guard provided basic medical care to residents after a tsunami struck the island Sept. 30, 2009. The church, with the help of the government, is serving three meals a day to those in need. Bartolome is assigned to the Hawaii Air National Guard's 154th Medical G

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