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In this photo taken Friday, May 26, 2017, former child soldier James cries uncontrollably as he is reunited with his mother for the first time in 3 years, while family and friends brush their hands over his face in a Nuer tradition that wishes him a long life, at a protection of civilians site in Bentiu, South Sudan. James, one of an estimated 18,000 children fighting in South Sudan according to the United Nations, was left for dead on a battlefield while back home his mother mourned him and held a funeral without a body, having no idea that he was still alive. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)

In this photo taken Friday, May 26, 2017, former child soldier James cries uncontrollably as he is reunited with his mother for the first time in 3 years, while family and friends brush their hands over his face in a Nuer tradition that wishes him a long life, at a protection of civilians site in Bentiu, South Sudan. James, one of an estimated 18,000 children fighting in South Sudan according to the United Nations, was left for dead on a battlefield while back home his mother mourned him and held a funeral without a body, having no idea that he was still alive. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)

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