Virginia Soldiers recover World War I German mortar

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Virginia Soldiers recover World War I German mortar

Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Richmond-based Combined Support Maintenance Shop recover a World War I era German mortar that had been lost for more than 40 years July 7, 2016, near Petersburg, Virginia. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)

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Photo by: Cotton Puryear | VIRIN: 160701-Z-A3554-0064.JPG

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