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Christine “CJ” Johnson works in U.S. Air Force Emergency Medical Services (EMEDS) Level One Trauma – “The Phoenix” in Kirkuk, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005. (Photo courtesy by CJ Johnson)

May 28, 2021

Christine “CJ” Johnson works in U.S. Air Force Emergency Medical Services (EMEDS) Level One Trauma – “The Phoenix” in Kirkuk, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005. (Photo courtesy by CJ Johnson)

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