Dr. (LT) Donald R. Ratliff and Hospitalman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, a dental team from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), prepare to treat their next refugee patient in a field facility. The men are providing dental care as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT
Base: Zakhu
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Camera Operator: JOC Gary H. Potterfield
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
01/05/1991
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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