35049 - “I Don’t Mind Chopping Wood” Virgil Caine with Axe, 1855-65 First Legion-US Infantry often making the difference between

often making the difference between life and death

Two kneeling GI’s

The standard military rifle most Aussies carried was the L1A1 Self Loading Rifle

Riding in the rear are two SS bodyguards

35049 - “I Don’t Mind Chopping Wood” Virgil Caine with Axe, 1855-65 First Legion-US Infantry often making the difference betweenI Dont Mind Chopping Wood, Virgil Caine with Axe, 1855 65 Like any impoverished laborer, Virgil Caine doesnt mind chopping wood or doing whatever was needed to be done in order to make ends meet. Life in rural America was always harsh but especially so after the tragic event of war. Despite local, state, and federal governments efforts to supply provisions and ease suffering during and post war, their actions proved inadequate, as the very idea of