A child holds a small American flag while onboard the US Navy (USN) Military Sealift Command (MSC) USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) during the ship's humanitarian and civic assistance visit at Chittagong, Bangladesh (BGD). The USN ship is on a scheduled five-month deployment in Southeast Asia. MERCY's mission is being carried out in close coordination and partnership with local medical care professionals and civilian volunteers from Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere), Operation Smile and other civilian organizations. Some of the civilian volunteers include plastic surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and doctors from the US, Austraila and Canada
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- 2006-07-04
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The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public
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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994
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- National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures
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- Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense
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- Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. A child holds a small American flag while onboard the US Navy (USN) Military Sealift Command (MSC) USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) during the ship's humanitarian and civic assistance visit at Chittagong, Bangladesh (BGD). The USN ship is on a scheduled five-month deployment in Southeast Asia. MERCY's mission is being carried out in close coordination and partnership with local medical care professionals and civilian volunteers from Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere), Operation Smile and other civilian organizations. Some of the civilian volunteers include plastic surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and doctors from the US, Austraila and Canada. 2006-07-04. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6698340. (Accessed April 20, 2024.)
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- Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994, (2006-07-04) A child holds a small American flag while onboard the US Navy (USN) Military Sealift Command (MSC) USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) during the ship's humanitarian and civic assistance visit at Chittagong, Bangladesh (BGD). The USN ship is on a scheduled five-month deployment in Southeast Asia. MERCY's mission is being carried out in close coordination and partnership with local medical care professionals and civilian volunteers from Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere), Operation Smile and other civilian organizations. Some of the civilian volunteers include plastic surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and doctors from the US, Austraila and Canada. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6698340
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- Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6698340>.