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Iraqi burn victim transported to U.S.

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- A member of the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron takes a picture March 21 of Al Amreeki, a 3-year-old Iraqi burn victim who was cared for by the staff at the Air Force Theater Hospital here. U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen

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Iraqi burn victim transported to U.S.

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Al Amreeki, a 3-year-old Iraqi burn victim waves good-bye before leaving on a medical evacuation flight from the Air Force Theater Hospital to the United States, March 21. Al Amreeki was only given 48 hours to live after being burned in a fire. Two months later he and his mother are being transported back to the United States for further treatment and physical therapy. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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Iraqi burn victim transported to U.S.

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Al Amreeki, a 3-year-old Iraqi burn victim plays with a make shift squirt gun while at the Air Force Theater Hospital March 21. Al Amreeki was only given 48 hours to live after being burned in a fire. Two months later he, and his mother, are being transported back to the United States for further treatment and physical therapy. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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Iraqi burn victim transported to U.S.

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Al Amreeki, a 3-year-old Iraqi burn interacts with his nurse and interpreter while at the Air Force Theater Hospital March 21. Al Amreeki was only given 48 hours to live after being burned in a fire. Two months later he and his mother are being transported back to the United States for further treatment and physical therapy. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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Iraqi burn victim transported to U.S.

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Al Amreeki, a 3-year-old Iraqi burn victim, is carried onto a bus outside the Air Force Theater Hospital March 21. The bus will take him to a C-17 Globemaster III that will fly him to the United States. Al Amreeki was only given 48 hours to live after being burned in a fire. Two months later he and his mother are being transported back to the United States for further treatment and physical therapy. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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Iraqi burn victim transported to U.S.

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Capt. Michael Riegler, 332nd Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron nurse, takes a photo of Al Amreeki, a 3-year-old Iraqi burn victim on the bus transporting him to an awaiting C-17 Globemaster III March 21. Al Amreeki was only given 48 hours to live after being burned in a fire. Two months later he and his mother are being transported back to the United States for further treatment and physical therapy. U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen

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Iraqi burn victim transported to U.S.

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Capt. Konemann, 332nd Expeditionary Medical Squadron, says good-bye March 21 to Al Amreeki, a 3-year-old burn victim who has been in her care for two months at the Air Force Theater Hospital here. Al Amreeki was only given 48 hours to live after being burned in a fire. Two months later he and his mother are being transported back to the United States for further treatment and physical therapy. U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen

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Iraqi burn victim transported to U.S.

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Al Amreeki, a 3-year-old Iraqi burn victim is carried from a bus to a C-17 Globemaster III that will fly him to the United States. Al Amreeki was only given 48 hours to live after being burned in a fire. Two months later he and his mother are being transported back to the United States for further treatment and physical therapy. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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Iraqi burn victim transported to U.S.

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Al Amreeki, a 3-year-old Iraqi burn victim, is carried from a bus to a C-17 Globemaster III that will fly him to the United States March 21. Al Amreeki was only given 48 hours to live after being burned in a fire. Two months later he and his mother are being transported back to the United States for further treatment and physical therapy. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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Iraqi burn victim transported to U.S.

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Al Amreeki, a 3-year-old Iraqi burn victim is carried from a bus to a C-17 Globemaster III that will fly him to the United States. Al Amreeki was only given 48 hours to live after being burned in a fire. Two months later he and his mother are being transported back to the United States for further treatment and physical therapy. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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Iraqi burn victim transported to U.S.

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Basem Hadi, an Iraqi interpreter, says good-bye to Al Amreeki, a 3-year-old Iraqi burn victim, March 21. Hadi worked very closely with the family while Al Amreeki was under the medical care of the Air Force Theater Hospital. Al Amreeki was only given 48 hours to live after being burned in a fire. Two months later he and his mother are being transported back to the United States for further treatment and physical therapy. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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Iraqi burn victim transported to U.S.

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Capt. Jay Williams, 332nd Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight Critical Care Transportation Team, prepares 3-year-old burn victim Al Amreeki, for a flight to the United States March 21. Al Amreeki was only given 48 hours to live after being burned in a fire. Two months later he and his mother are being transported back to the United States for further treatment and physical therapy. U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen

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Iraqi burn victim transported to U.S.

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Maj. Patrick Hsieh, 332nd Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight Critical Care Transportation Team, prepares 3-year-old Iraqi burn victim Al Amreeki, for a flight to the United States on March 21. Al Amreeki was only given 48 hours to live after being burned in a fire. Two months later he and his mother are being transported back to the United States for further treatment and physical therapy. U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen

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Iraqi burn victim transported to U.S.

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Members of the 332nd Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight Critical Care Transportation Team prepare 3-year-old Iraqi burn victim Al Amreeki for a flight to the United States March 21. Al Amreeki was only given 48 hours to live after being burned in a fire. Two months later he and his mother are being transported back to the United States for further treatment and physical therapy. U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen

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Iraqi burn victim transported to U.S.

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Capt. Jay Williams, 332nd Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight Critical Care Transportation Team, talks with Amil, the mother of 3-year-old Iraqi burn victim Al Amreeki, before a flight to the United States March 21. Al Amreeki was only given 48 hours to live after being burned in a fire. Two months later he and his mother are being transported back to the United States for further treatment and physical therapy. U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen

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Iraqi burn victim transported to U.S.

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Amil, the mother of 3-year-old Iraqi burn victim Al Amreeki, sees her country from the air for the first time through the window of a C-17 Globemaster III during a flight to the United States March 21. Al Amreeki was only given 48 hours to live after being burned in a fire. Two months later he and his mother are being transported back to the United States for further treatment and physical therapy. U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen

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Three-year-old Iraqi burn victim gets treatment

Capt. Michael Riegler, ensures an Iraqi mother that her three-year-old son, a burn victim, is going to be fine after landing at Ramstein on an Aero Medical Evacuation flight. The Iraqi child and his mother will continue on to the states where he will receive further treatment. Photo by Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston*

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Three-year-old Iraqi burn victim gets treatment

A three-year-old Iraqi burn victim is kept under a watchful eye after flying from Balad Air Base, Iraq to Ramstein on an Aero Medical Evacuation flight. The Iraqi child and his mother will continue on to the states where he will receive further treatment. Photo by Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston*

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Three-year-old Iraqi burn victim gets treatment

A three-year-old Iraqi burn victim is kept under a watchful eye after flying from Balad Air Base, Iraq to Ramstein on an Aero Medical Evacuation flight. The Iraqi child and his mother will continue on to the states where he will receive further treatment. Photo by Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston*

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Three-year-old Iraqi burn victim gets treatment

Navy Lieutenant Commander Micelle Perello checks the vital signs of a three-year-old Iraqi burn victim after arriving at Ramstein from Balad Air Base, Iraq on an Aero Medical Evacuation flight. The Iraqi child and his mother will continue on to the states where he will receive further treatment. Photo by Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston*

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Three-year-old Iraqi burn victim gets treatment

Navy Lieutenant Commander Micelle Perello checks the vital signs of a three-year-old Iraqi burn victim after arriving at Ramstein from Balad Air Base, Iraq on an Aero Medical Evacuation flight. The Iraqi child and his mother will continue on to the states where he will receive further treatment. Photo by Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston*

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Three-year-old Iraqi burn victim gets treatment

Members of Ramstein's 435th Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility off load a three-year-old Iraqi burn victim. The Iraqi child and his mother will continue on to the states where he will receive further treatment. Photo by Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston*

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Three-year-old Iraqi burn victim gets treatment

The mother of a three-year-old Iraqi burn victim and her translator wait to board an ambulance at Ramstein March 21. The Iraqi child and his mother will continue on to the states where he will receive further treatment. Photo by Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston*

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Iraqi burn victim transported to U.S.

Published March 21, 2008