Iraqi national, Basim S. Ameer waves as he arrives at Rhein Main Air Base (AB), Germany (DEU), on his way to the United States of America (USA) for medical attention at the Houston Medical Center. Mr. Ameer, Nazar Abdulridha Joudi (left), Hassan Hussein Hassan Al Gereawy and Sabah Ghani Qadoori Al-Rubayi (right), were sentenced to have their right hands removed by former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein for the alleged crime of dealing in foreign currency. A partnership between the Department of Defense and the Houston Medical Center is bringing these men to the US to receive volunteer medical attention and prosthetic hands