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Dr. Timothy Miller, chief of reconstructive and plastic surgery at the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, discusses the possibility of a future surgery to increase the flexibility in Mankin's arm during an examination Nov. 24 at UCLA Medical Center. Mankin was the first wounded service member to take advantage of Operation Mend, a partnership between the U.S. military and UCLA Medical Center, through which UCLA provides world-class plastic reconstructive surgeries to disfigured service members. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan E. Rocke)

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UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California - Dr. Timothy Miller, chief of reconstructive and plastic surgery at the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, discusses the possibility of a future surgery to increase the flexibility in Mankin's arm during an examination Nov. 24 at UCLA Medical Center. Mankin was the first wounded service member to take advantage of Operation Mend, a partnership between the U.S. military and UCLA Medical Center, through which UCLA provides world-class plastic reconstructive surgeries to disfigured service members. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan E. Rocke)

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