0600609-N-9076B-104 Jolo, Philippines (June 9, 2006) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo greets the grandmother of a 13 year old child who had surgery aboard Military Sealift Command (MSC) Hospital Ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). The child had just undergone a long anticipated cleft lip operation. The ship is in its last day of humanitarian assistance work at the southern Philippine island. Mercy's diverse crew of and foreign military, nongovernmental organization, and host nation medical professionals treated thousands of local residents during its weeklong stay and has held


0600609-N-9076B-104 Jolo, Philippines (June 9, 2006) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo greets the grandmother of a 13 year old child who had surgery aboard Military Sealift Command (MSC) Hospital Ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). The child had just undergone a long anticipated cleft lip operation. The ship is in its last day of humanitarian assistance work at the southern Philippine island. Mercy's diverse crew of and foreign military, nongovernmental organization, and host nation medical professionals treated thousands of local residents during its weeklong stay and has held medical and dental civil action projects aboard ship and ashore. Mercy is on a five-month deployment to South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Don Bray (RELEASED) US Navy 060609-N-9076B-104 Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo greets the grandmother of a 13 year old child who had surgery aboard Military Sealift Command (MSC) Hospital Ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19)


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