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Petty Officer 2nd Class William Schofer pulls ordnance buried in the mud.
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class William Schofer pulls ordnance buried in the mud near an abandoned building in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 20, 2006. Schofer and his fellow Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Six sailors recovered 340 anti-personnel mines and mortar shells from the site.