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U.S. Air Force Maj. Gary Ruesch completes medical forms as his patient draws a picture at the Escuela Max Seidel medical site during Continuing Promise 2011 in Tumaco, Colombia, June 9, 2011. Ruesch is a nurse practitioner. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America.

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Gary Ruesch completes medical forms as his patient draws a picture at the Escuela Max Seidel medical site during Continuing Promise 2011 in Tumaco, Colombia, June 9, 2011. Ruesch is a nurse practitioner. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America.

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