
DEADLY GROUND — U.S. Army Sgt. William J. Hartman stands watch over a pit full of Iraqi mortar rounds waiting to be destroyed by a civilian explosive ordnance disposal team at the Akudar Ammunition Depot in central Iraq. Hartman is assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 112th Armored Regiment, 56th Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry Division. U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Tony Montez