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A U.S. Navy corpsman with the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 examines a child's throat during a combined medical operation conducted with Iraqi army soldiers at a schoolhouse in Fallujah, Iraq, on June 29, 2006.

U.S. Navy corpsman examines an Iraqi child's throat.

A U.S. Navy corpsman with the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 examines a child's throat during a combined medical operation conducted with Iraqi army soldiers at a schoolhouse in Fallujah, Iraq, on June 29, 2006.

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