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Good Samaritan

Army Spc. Elias Figueroa, a combat medic assigned to 273rd Military Police Company, District of Columbia National Guard, stands in front of the D.C. National Guard Armory in Washington, Aug. 31, 2025. Figueroa, also a third-year medical student, has assessed or treated multiple patients while assigned to the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, Joint Task Force District of Columbia.

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