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A U.S. Army soldier and British service members place unserviceable rockets into a pit.
A U.S. Army soldier (top) and British service members place unserviceable rockets into a pit before destroying them outside of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Dec. 22, 2010. The rockets were destroyed by an international team of service members to prevent them from falling into Taliban hands or injuring the local populace.