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New Horizons' surgeons give Belizean boy a helping hand

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Matthew Talarczyk, plastic surgeon from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio performs a syndactyly surgery during a surgery medical readiness training exercise at Northern Regional Hospital in Orange Walk, Belize, May 2, 2013. Syndactyly is a condition where the digits of the hand or foot are fused or webbed together. Military medical professionals from the U.S. are providing free medical treatment at multiple medical readiness training exercises throughout Belize as part of an exercise known as New Horizons. The MEDRETES are designed to provide humanitarian assistance and medical care to people in several communities, while helping improve the skills of U.S. military medical forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Tony Tolley/Released)

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