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In this photo taken Friday, May 26, 2017, former child soldier James, center-right, is surrounded by family and friends as he is welcomed home by his community and meets his mother for the first time in 3 years, 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, center-right, is surrounded by family and friends as he is welcomed home by his community and meets his mother for the first time in 3 years, 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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