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Petty Officer 2nd Class James Lambert examines a local man complaining of vision problems during a visit to a settlement near Khowst, Afghanistan, on Jan. 3, 2004. Lambert, a Navy hospital corpsman with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, is providing rudimentary medical treatment to Afghanis during the stop.

Petty Officer 2nd Class James Lambert examines a local man.

Petty Officer 2nd Class James Lambert examines a local man complaining of vision problems during a visit to a settlement near Khowst, Afghanistan, on Jan. 3, 2004. Lambert, a Navy hospital corpsman with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, is providing rudimentary medical treatment to Afghanis during the stop.

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