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U.S. Army Capt. Mark Poirier, a medical officer with the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, checks a baby brought to the squadron's forward operating base in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 18, 2010.

Capt. Mark Poirier checks a baby brought to the squadron's forward operating base.

U.S. Army Capt. Mark Poirier, a medical officer with the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, checks a baby brought to the squadron's forward operating base in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 18, 2010.

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