U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Halsing and Pfc. Zac Sayed prepare explosives to remove part of a wall blocking a route in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 17, 2009. The soldiers, assigned to the 62nd Engineer Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, are clearing routes across southern Afghanistan to search and remove any improvised explosive devices found along their routes. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. David Hauk