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Tech. Sgt. Christain Simpson, Lao nurse Syam Pone Ponsavah, and Lt. Col. David Worley apply antibiotic ointment to the wounds of Neng Yong Ya, April 27, 2012, at the Lao-Mongolian Friendship Hospital in Phonsavahn, Laos. Mr. Ya was wounded when a Vietnam-era unexploded ordnance blew up as he worked to remove a stump from his farm. The U.S. and Lao medical professionals were working together as part of the humanitarian mission Operation PACIFIC ANGEL 12-2 when Mr. Ya was brought to the hospital in critical condition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Mike Hammond)