A Jewish philanthropist in Boston paid for the medical care of a young Iraqi boy injured in a 2005 accidental shooting by U.S. troops in Iraq that killed his parents. Raymond Tye, an executive with United Liquors Limited magnate, established the Medical Aid Foundation with $2.5 million in 2002 to pay for medical costs for children and adults from around the world who can’t afford to pay for themselves.
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