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HADITHA CITY, Iraq-- While on a routine meet and greet, Marines from Company L, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, came across a family with a two-year-old girl in need of heart surgery. The battalion surgeon examined Amina Al’a Thabit, and determined that she had a congenital heart condition, and was in urgent need of surgery. The battalion, in conjunction with full Iraqi government support, along with the U.S. State Department and The Department of Homeland Security gave support in getting Amina the help she needed. Amina was flown to Jordon Tuesday morning and is scheduled to fly to Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday to have open heart surgery at Monroe Carol Children Hospital which is apart of Vanderbilt University. The surgery is being done at no cost to the family with all the money being privately donated. Amina is scheduled to return home one month after the surgery. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Shawn Coolman