U.S. Army Flight Medic Sgt. Nathaniel Dabney, second left, of Prescott, Ariz. , with Charlie Company, 3-82nd Aviation Regiment- Task Force Talon, directs U.S. Marines as they carry a young Afghan gunshot victim to a waiting army Blackhawk helicopter during a medevac operation, in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Tasked with the fast response to civilian and military casualties, Talon is one of five army medical evacuation units positioned around southern Afghanistan by the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, known as Task Force Pegasus. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

U.S. Army Flight Medic Sgt. Nathaniel Dabney, second left, of Prescott, Ariz. , with Charlie Company, 3-82nd Aviation Regiment- Task Force Talon, directs U.S. Marines as they carry a young Afghan gunshot victim to a waiting army Blackhawk helicopter during a medevac operation, in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Tasked with the fast response to civilian and military casualties, Talon is one of five army medical evacuation units positioned around southern Afghanistan by the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, known as Task Force Pegasus.

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