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MEDRETE Colombia 2006

Senior Airmen Sandra Lara, 59th Surgical Operations Squadron, evaluates the weight of a young Colombian girl during a 14-member medical team deployment to Popayan, Colombia where they provided comprehensive medical care to more than 4,000 impoverished Colombian citizens. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe recognized the combined efforts of Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines during a ceremony in Bogota, Colombia, Nov. 14th, where he presented the “Air Force Cross for Aeronautical Merit — Grand Cross Category” medal to Lt. Gen. Norman Seip, 12th Air Force and Air Forces Southern commander. General Seip accepted the award on behalf of the hundreds of military members who have deployed to Colombia to support humanitarian, military cooperation and counter-narcotics missions.

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