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Chief Hospital Corpsman David Jones of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit holds two-hour-old newborn Rogenia Katham, daughter of Jamila Katham, 20, in Nasiriyah, Iraq, April 3, 2003. Shortly after sunrise, Marines were approached by Jamila's family seeking assistance, and a military ambulance was sent to pick up the expecting mother. Jamila gave birth at about 8 a.m to Katham, who is healthy and weighs approximately six pounds.

AP/Wide World Photo/US. Marines, Staff Sgt. Robert Knoll

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