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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Ritter uses a miniature mine detector to search for unexploded ordnance in Tikrit, Iraq, Dec. 5, 2008. Ritter is assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Ritter uses a miniature mine detector to search for unexploded ordnance in Tikrit, Iraq, Dec. 5, 2008. Ritter is assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1.

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