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Charity Heppner-Graff, founder of Gentle Hands, Capt. Denis Cox, wing chaplain, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and Father Rommel Kiamco, 2nd Lt., chaplain service, speak to U.S. service members during a visit to Gentle Hands Child Care Center, Quezon City, Philippines. During the three-hour visit, the service members were given an opportunity to play games, tell stories, and make art with the children. Gentle Hands is a child and youth welfare agency meant to be on the front lines of rescue and rehabilitation of the medical, social, psychological, and educational needs of at-risk children and youth, advocating for the rights of children. Philippine, U.S., Australian, and Japanese service members spent Mother’s Day volunteering at the center as part of a community relations effort in the Philippines during exercise Balikatan May 13, 2018. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations held from May 7 to May 18. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nardel Gervacio)
| Date Taken: | 05.13.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 05.14.2018 06:30 |
| Photo ID: | 4383493 |
| VIRIN: | 180512-N-ZK021-045 |
| Resolution: | 5138x3425 |
| Size: | 1 MB |
| Location: | QUEZON CITY, PH |
| Web Views: | 58 |
| Downloads: | 10 |
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