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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Ritter, with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1, uncovers buried projectile fuses in Tikrit, Iraq, on Dec. 5, 2008.

Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Ritter uncovers buried projectile fuses.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Ritter, with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1, uncovers buried projectile fuses in Tikrit, Iraq, on Dec. 5, 2008.

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