A Hospital Corpsman with the Blood Donor Team from Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Portsmounth Virginia takes samples of blood from a donor for testing on January 5, 2006. The Blood Donor Team visits multiple commands throughout the area in efforts to boost the blood supply for the Armed Forces around the world. (US Navy photo by PH3 Jeremy L. Grisham)(Released)
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