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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Ritter, with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1, waits for approval to conduct ordnance disposal operations in Tikrit, Iraq, on Dec. 5, 2008.

Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Ritter waits for approval.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Ritter, with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1, waits for approval to conduct ordnance disposal operations in Tikrit, Iraq, on Dec. 5, 2008.

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