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English: Three Iraqi families sought medical assistance from U.S. Marines of the 3rd Civil Affairs Group in Al Qa'im, Iraq, May 7, 2006, for family members suffering from various medical conditions. Here, a relative of Amal, a 28-year-old Iraqi woman who lost both her legs during combat operations near her hometown near the Iraqi-Syrian border last year, puts her wheelchair into the back of a U.S. military seven-ton truck for transportation to the Marines� camp at Al Qa'im. Amal, along with two Iraqi children suffering from genetic disorders, sought help from the U.S. Marines, who say they are jumpstarting the lengthy process of finding more advanced medical aid for the woman by working with Iraqi doctors at provincial-level medical facilities where resources for military doctors conducted a medical evaluation of the woman for an updated prognosis of her condition. They also evaluated two Iraqi children, a five-year-old boy and a four-year-old girl, with genetic diseases. �Once we establish what's wrong physically, we can engage with the Iraqi health system and government agencies to see if we can get help,� said Lt. Col. Larry L. White, the civil military operations center director for the Al Qa'im region.