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English: U.S. Army Sergeant Kornelia Rachwal gives a young Pakistani girl a drink of water.
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English: U.S. Army Sergeant Kornelia Rachwal gives a young Pakistani girl a drink of water as they are airlifted from Muzaffarabad to Islamabad, Pakistan, aboard a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter on the 19 October 2005.
Français : Le sergent Kornelia Rachwal de l' armée américaine donne de l'eau à une jeune fille pakistanaise au cours d'un voyage de Muzaffarabad à Islamabad (Pakistan) à bord d'un hélicoptère CH-47 Chinook le 19 Octobre 2005.
Date 19 October 2005
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Author Technical Sergeant Mike Buytas of the United States Air Force
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