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 "The Lifeline - A Journey Through Trauma in Iraq"
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| Critical care patient Joshua Griffin, 19, is
  comforted by senior airman Kris Vensel after he scribbled 'I'm scared,' onto
  a note pad while waiting to be transported back to the United States to
  recover.  Griffin was unable to speak due to a breathing tube that had been
  inserted into his throat. |  |  |