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A boy hugs his dogs after a medical screening by veterinarians embarked on board USNS Comfort in support of Continuing Promise 2011 in Tumaco, Colombia, June 5, 2011. Continuing Promise 2011 is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America.

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A boy hugs his dogs after a medical screening by veterinarians embarked on board USNS Comfort in support of Continuing Promise 2011 in Tumaco, Colombia, June 5, 2011. Continuing Promise 2011 is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America.

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