US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) Efrain Agosto, Military Sealift Command (MSC) Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) [not shown], takes measurements from a patients eyes that will be used to determine her correct eyeglass prescription. USN optometry specialists are offering free eye exams and prescription glasses to Banda Aceh locals at the University Hospital in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The MERCY is currently off the waters of Indonesia in support of Operation UNIFIED ASSISTANCE the humanitarian relief effort to aid the victims of the Tsunami that struck Southeast Asia on December 26, 2004
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Banda Aceh
State: Sumatra
Country: Indonesia (IDN)
Scene Camera Operator: PH2(Aw/Sw) Timothy Smith, Usn
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
11/02/2005
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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