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SAY A-A-A-A-H

A dentist is standing in front of a tent, he is looking into a Marine’s mouth
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Description: Drawing, Charcoal on Paper; by Kerr Eby; 1944; Framed Dimensions 31H X 39W
Accession #: 88-159-DP as a Gift of Abbott Laboratories
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Infections can disable a man as quickly as enemy bullets, so a frequent check is made of American fighting men. This Marine has his throat examined by a Navy hospital corpsman to the usual sound elicited by: "Say a-a-a-h!"

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