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Alaska Air National Guardsmen Check on Rescued Afghan Boy Three members of the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th Rescue Squadron (left to right: Staff Sgt. Andre Marron, Capt. Brian Kile and Capt. Keenan Zerkel) check on Zacharias, an Afghan boy rescuedlast month, while the boy's uncle, Alan-zand (far right) looks on. After suffering life-threatening injuries in a car crash last month in Jalalabad, the boy was brought to the Bagram hospital by the 210th Rescue Squadron. Capt. Zerkel brought Zacharias a stuffed toy dog sent over from the United States. When he got it, Zacharias said, "My dog is bigger than your dog," and gave a smile that hospital staff reported was his first since arriving. Zacharias' health continues to improve, says pararescueman Brandon Steumke, who checks in on him periodically.
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