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    Marines sacrifice holidays to fight for country

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    A soldier in desert camouflage uniform and helmet is using a chainsaw with a red housing to cut through bare tree branches or shrubs in an arid, open landscape. Wood chips and debris are visibly flying from the cutting action. The surrounding terrain appears dry and largely cleared, with sparse leafless vegetation in the background.

    HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

    12.18.2009

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Walter D. Marino II 

    Office of the Secretary of War Public Affairs           

    Cpl. Jonathan Lehman, a combat engineer with Alpha Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, cuts down a tree to make room for the construction of a observation post in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 18. The post was one of two OPs, placed in key locations to prevent insurgents from placing IED along roads.

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    Date Taken: 12.18.2009
    Date Posted: 12.28.2009 11:13
    Photo ID: 235297
    VIRIN: 091218-M-3612M-001
    Resolution: 2836x2028
    Size: 1.33 MB
    Location: HELMAND PROVINCE, AF

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