Nelson's prosthetic ear is removed from his head. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought a new kind of patient to the facial prosthetics lab at the Lackland Air Force Base: wounded warriors, who have recently suffered heavy burns and multiple traumas. The lab is one of two major facial prosthetic programs in the Defense Department, and it has seen an unprecedented new stream of wounded soldiers. (Eric Gay/AP Photo)
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