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A U.S. Army soldier assigned to the 789th Ordnance Company prepares a cache of 120 mm mortars for a controlled detonation, Jan. 18, 2008, near Jisr Diyala, Iraq.

MORTAR DETONATION

A U.S. Army soldier assigned to the 789th Ordnance Company prepares a cache of 120 mm mortars for a controlled detonation, Jan. 18, 2008, near Jisr Diyala, Iraq.

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