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Air Force Chief Master Sgt. John Gebhardt, of the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group at Balad, Iraw, cradles a young girl as they both sleep in the hosital. The girl's entire family was executed by insurgents; the killers shot her in the head as well. Th girl received treatment at the US military hospital in Balad, but cried and moans often. According to nurses at the facility, Gebhardt is the only one who can calm down the girl, so he has spent the last several nights holding her while they both sleep in a chair. Photo courtest of David W. Gilmore, Jr./USAF.