Muenster, Germany, November 1990: Pvt. Dondi Holsey and Spc. Tom Cicione of the 184th Ordnance Company at Muenster Army Depot cut lumber to be used as shipping braces for 155mm Howitzer ammunition on its way to the Middle East during Operation Desert Shield.

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