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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Seth De Kam prepares to chop wood with an axe on Combat Outpost Cherkatah, Khowst province, Afghanistan, Nov. 26, 2009. The wood comes from old ammunition crates and is used as firewood for the fire pit on Combat Outpost Cherkatah. De Kam is deployed with Company D, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment.

AXE WORK

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Seth De Kam prepares to chop wood with an axe on Combat Outpost Cherkatah, Khowst province, Afghanistan, Nov. 26, 2009. The wood comes from old ammunition crates and is used as firewood for the fire pit on Combat Outpost Cherkatah. De Kam is deployed with Company D, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment.

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