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Marin Cpl. Cody Baird, of Thurmont, Maryland, tries to stop a large grease fire erupting in his wok as he and others at their remote base in Helmland Province in Afghanistan, attempt to cook a Thanksgiving meal on Wednesday, November 25, 2009. The group celebrated early because of patrol schedules on Thanksgiving Day and their celebration was hindered by a dearth of cooking skills. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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Marine LCpl Colin Cummings, left, of Plattsburgh, New York, and Cpl. Cody Baird of Thurmont, Maryland, try to get solidified cooking oil into a pan as they and others at their remote base in Helmland Province in Afghanistan, attempt to cook a Thanksgiving meal on Wednesday, November 25, 2009. The group celebrated early because of patrol schedules on Thanksgiving Day and their celebration was hindered by a dearth of cooking skills. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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Marine LCpl Colin Cummings of Plattsburgh, New York, slices potatoes as he and others at their remote base in Helmland Province in Afghanistan, attempt to cook a Thanksgiving meal on Wednesday, November 25, 2009. The group celebrated early because of patrol schedules on Thanksgiving Day and their celebration was hindered by a dearth of cooking skills. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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Navy HM3Robert Oldfield of New Matamoras, Ohio, seaons a piece of chicken as he and others at their remote base in Helmland Province in Afghanistan, attempt to cook a Thanksgiving meal on Wednesday, November 25, 2009. The group celebrated early because of patrol schedules on Thanksgiving Day and their celebration was hindered by a dearth of cooking skills. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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Chicken with potatoes, onions and peppers cook over a makeshift stove as servicemen at their remote base in Helmland Province in Afghanistan, attempt to cook a Thanksgiving meal on Wednesday, November 25, 2009. The group celebrated early because of patrol schedules on Thanksgiving Day and their celebration was hindered by a dearth of cooking skills. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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Marine LCpl Colin Cummings of Plattsburgh, New York, heats up bread bought in a local village as he and others at their remote base in Helmland Province in Afghanistan, attempt to cook a Thanksgiving meal on Wednesday, November 25, 2009. The group celebrated early because of patrol schedules on Thanksgiving Day and their celebration was hindered by a dearth of cooking skills. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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One Marine opted for a can of ravioli as servicemen at their remote base in Helmland Province in Afghanistan, attempt to cook a Thanksgiving meal on Wednesday, November 25, 2009. The group celebrated early because of patrol schedules on Thanksgiving Day and their celebration was hindered by a dearth of cooking skills. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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LCpll Trevor Jones of Douglasville, Georgia, dines on chicken and potatoes as he and others at their remote base in Helmland Province in Afghanistan, cooked a Thanksgiving meal on Wednesday, November 25, 2009. The group celebrated early because of patrol schedules on Thanksgiving Day and their celebration was hindered by a dearth of cooking skills. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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Marine LCpl Jacob Wiedemann of Houston, Texas, is disappointed at the pasta with Italian sausage in the mess area after returning from a patrol on Wednesday, November 25, 2009. Others at their remote base in Helmand Province in Afghanistan, attempted to cook a Thanksgiving meal as the group celebrated early because of patrol schedules on Thanksgiving Day but their celebration was hindered by a dearth of cooking skills. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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