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Shoveling sand

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Chaplain (Capt.) Jason English assists other 379th Air Expeditionary Wing personnel by shoveling sand to help fill sandbags during a detail at a Southwest Asia air base. Captain English is deployed from Aviano AB, Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Greg Kunkle)

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Shoveling sand

Published Dec. 8, 2007