Chief Petty Officer Patrick Nordulli (right) and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeffery Moore (left) prepare discharged Indonesian patient Wahyu Firmandao for a helicopter flight ashore by securing the chin strap on his cranial helmet, onboard the Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), on Feb. 14, 2005. Mercy is operating off the coast of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, to provide medical assistance and disaster relief to the people of Indonesia affected by the devastating tsunami that hit Southeast Asia on Dec. 26, 2004. Firmandao was the first Indonesian patient treated onboard Mercy for a perf


Chief Petty Officer Patrick Nordulli (right) and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeffery Moore (left) prepare discharged Indonesian patient Wahyu Firmandao for a helicopter flight ashore by securing the chin strap on his cranial helmet, onboard the Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), on Feb. 14, 2005. Mercy is operating off the coast of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, to provide medical assistance and disaster relief to the people of Indonesia affected by the devastating tsunami that hit Southeast Asia on Dec. 26, 2004. Firmandao was the first Indonesian patient treated onboard Mercy for a perforated appendix.


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