US Army medic, Specialist L. Babcock, is treating a 74-year-old patient for tuberculosis during a Medical Civilian Assistance Program (MEDCAP) event in 1966. The patient, Le Khoung, responded well to treatment, and his friends from the village were present to support him. This photograph (HARI CORES) with the identification code A421547 127 GVB-245 documents the scene.

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