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Staff Sgt. Tim Brochu and Sgt. Brian Hutchins prepare to detonate unexploded ordnance.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tim Brochu (left) and Sgt. Brian Hutchins prepare to detonate unexploded ordnance found near Forward Operating Base Rustamiyah in Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 22, 2008. Brochu and Hutchins, both of 761st Explosive Ordnance Disposal, will destroy the ordnance with a controlled explosion.