A Filipino armed soldier passes soldier patients after they received
goods from Philippine armed forces southern command Chief Lt. Gen. Roy
Cimatu during his visit to a military hospital in Zamboaga city,
southern Philippines December 18, 2001. The soldiers were either
wounded or have fallen ill during military operations to free the
American missionary couple and a Filipina nurse held hostage by Abu
Sayyaf on nearby Basilan island. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

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