[Kathy in Alaska]

U.S. Army Sgt. Kirk Medina, from 759th Explosive Ordinance Disposal, out of Fort Erwin, Calif., attached to the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), removes fuse from a Russian-made mine, while working together with soldiers from A Company, 10 Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, to clear a mine field outside of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, June 25, 2003. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Derek Gaines

U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Havens and Pfc. Kenyunus Andrews, from A Company, 10th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), sweep a field as they clear an area where a large number of Russian-made mines were found outside of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Derek Gaines

[Kathy in Alaska]

U.S. Army Pfc. Kenyunus Andrews, from A Company, 10th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), carefully inspects his area after he and other members of his squad find EMN, Russian-made mines, in a culvert as they clear an area where a large number of them were found outside of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Derek Gaines

U.S. Army Pfc. Lansdon, from A Company, 10th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), loads Russian-made mines into a trailer as A Company clears an area where a large number of these mines were found outside of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Derek Gaines