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U.S. Army Sgt. Karina Colvin (right), a medic from Charlie Company, 225th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Stryker Combat Brigade Team, 25th Infantry Division, treats a young Iraqi boy during a combined medical effort in Bata, Iraq, on March 17, 2008.

Sgt. Karina Colvin treats a young Iraqi boy.

U.S. Army Sgt. Karina Colvin (right), a medic from Charlie Company, 225th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Stryker Combat Brigade Team, 25th Infantry Division, treats a young Iraqi boy during a combined medical effort in Bata, Iraq, on March 17, 2008.

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