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Army Spc. Peter Parkinson, left, hammers in stakes while another soldier looks on during training at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vt., Jan. 9, 2016. Parkinson is an infantryman assigned to the Vermont Army National Guard’s Company A, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, Mountain. Vermont Army National Guard photo by Spc. Avery Cunningham

Pounding Stakes

Army Spc. Peter Parkinson, left, hammers in stakes while another soldier looks on during training at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vt., Jan. 9, 2016. Parkinson is an infantryman assigned to the Vermont Army National Guard’s Company A, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, Mountain. Vermont Army National Guard photo by Spc. Avery Cunningham

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