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Navy Hospitalman Melissa Boutwell holds an Indonesian child suffering from a congenital heart abnormality as Project Hope volunteers prepare for their departure from hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) which is operating off the coast of Nias, Indonesia, on April 22, 2005. The child is one of two young Indonesian patients who will be transported to the U.S. to receive specialized medical attention.

Navy Hospitalman Melissa Boutwell holds an Indonesian child.

Navy Hospitalman Melissa Boutwell holds an Indonesian child suffering from a congenital heart abnormality as Project Hope volunteers prepare for their departure from hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) which is operating off the coast of Nias, Indonesia, on April 22, 2005. The child is one of two young Indonesian patients who will be transported to the U.S. to receive specialized medical attention.

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