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    Guardsman donates kidney to fellow soldier [Image 4 of 4]

    Guardsman donates kidney to fellow soldier

    FARGO, ND, UNITED STATES

    09.27.2011

    Courtesy Photo

    North Dakota National Guard Public Affairs

    Dr. Bhargav Mistry, a transplant surgeon for Sanford Health, operates during a transplant surgery in which Sgt. Francisco Raatz's healthy kidney is placed into his battle buddy, Spc. John Chase, on Sept. 27, 2011, at Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D. Both Raatz and Chase deployed to Afghanistan together twice with the North Dakota National Guard's 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment. Chase's kidneys failed during the second deployment, and he spent 17 months undergoing dialysis. Raatz volunteered for the painful surgery to help his battle buddy.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 09.27.2011
    Date Posted: 11.03.2011 15:37
    Photo ID: 483577
    VIRIN: 110927-F-0681L-789
    Resolution: 500x333
    Size: 97.69 KB
    Location: FARGO, ND, US

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    Downloads: 1

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