davidw
August 26th, 2006, 5:20 AM
MIAMI (AP) -- For 3-year-old Amina, it was a day of firsts.
The Iraqi girl had been deaf since birth. With the help of the U.S. Army in Iraq and a Miami-based aid group, she was flown to the United States to have a hearing implant surgically placed in her ear.
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The Iraqi girl had been deaf since birth. With the help of the U.S. Army in Iraq and a Miami-based aid group, she was flown to the United States to have a hearing implant surgically placed in her ear.
Click here for more (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/D/DEAF_IRAQI_GIRL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-08-25-07-16-32)