15 Images That Will Tug at Your Heartstrings

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A Russian war veteran kneels before his old tank remembering those who didn't make it.

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Terri Gurrol sees her daughter after a 7 month tour in Iraq.

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A young child tries desperately to pick up his drunken father.

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This young man just learned that his brother was killed.

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A buddhist monk shares his meager meal with a tiger.

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A child dying of starvation puts his hand in that of a rescue worker.

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A pair of Korean brothers bid adieu to each other after a fleeting reunion.

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After being freed from a death camp, the young Rwandan shows his scars and disfigurations.

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A fireman rescues an unconscious child from fiery hell.

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The little Jack Whittles, photographed at the exact moment doctors turned on his first hearing aid.

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100,000 Buddhist monks pray in quiet devotion for a peaceful future.

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During the devastating forest fires in Australia (2009) a fireman cares for a hurt koala with water.

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This dog huddled next to his owner's grave for days after he was killed by a landslide in Rio de Janeiro.

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