Iraq

This photo is of a mosque located just west of the heart of Fallujah, Iraq.

2009-01-07T22:05:15Z

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This photo is of a mosque located just west of the heart of Fallujah, Iraq.

Demilling FOB Riviera to the West of Fallujah, removing the T-Wall surroundings.

2009-04-18T11:05:48Z

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Demilling FOB Riviera to the West of Fallujah, removing the T-Wall surroundings.

Removing some of the HESCO in front of COP Riviera; west of Fallujah. I had put this up my previous tour in Iraq 2 Years earlier.

2009-09-30T15:44:58Z

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Removing some of the HESCO in front of COP Riviera; west of Fallujah. I had put this up my previous tour in Iraq 2 Years earlier.

Getting rid of some used Metalith at COP Riviera.

2009-07-17T13:56:45Z

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Getting rid of some used Metalith at COP Riviera.

A technique we came up with to quickly lower and remove T-Walls.

2009-09-30T15:45:31Z

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A technique we came up with to quickly lower and remove T-Walls.

Sunset in Iraq (with alot of dust)

2009-09-30T15:45:52Z

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Sunset in Iraq (with alot of dust)

More T-Wall removal. This COP had about 150 T-Walls that took us three days to lower and stage.

2009-09-30T15:46:23Z

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More T-Wall removal. This COP had about 150 T-Walls that took us three days to lower and stage.

Driving a dozer across a floating bridge that was not installed correctly. The bridge entrance and exit ramps were at too high of an angle for the tractor trailer to get across with the doz ...

2009-09-30T15:47:28Z

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Driving a dozer across a floating bridge that was not installed correctly. The bridge entrance and exit ramps were at too high of an angle for the tractor trailer to get across with the doz ...

Getting ready to install a prefabricated bunker at COP Black right on the western side of Fallujah.

2009-04-18T11:06:31Z

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Getting ready to install a prefabricated bunker at COP Black right on the western side of Fallujah.

Destruction of hesco at the Fallujah Development Center before they moved it to Camp Baharia.

2009-09-30T15:48:04Z

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Destruction of hesco at the Fallujah Development Center before they moved it to Camp Baharia.

A former bridge that was blown up by insurgents. The bridge with the dozer crossing it was set up next to this one.

2009-09-30T15:48:54Z

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A former bridge that was blown up by insurgents. The bridge with the dozer crossing it was set up next to this one.

The finished wall at COP Black.

2009-04-18T11:32:26Z

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The finished wall at COP Black.

Just another dust storm. This one doesn't look so bad.

2009-09-30T15:49:12Z

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Just another dust storm. This one doesn't look so bad.

A new wall that we installed to give some room to the storefronts of some shops that had been sealed off for 4 years. This way the shops could reopen and the Iraqi Police still had some pro ...

2009-09-18T20:32:35Z

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A new wall that we installed to give some room to the storefronts of some shops that had been sealed off for 4 years. This way the shops could reopen and the Iraqi Police still had some pro ...

Marines relocating a SWA Hut aboard Camp Ramadi for the establishment of a new motorpool.

2009-04-18T11:07:11Z

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Marines relocating a SWA Hut aboard Camp Ramadi for the establishment of a new motorpool.

This was taken somewhere between Fallujah and Ramadi. It is of a large piece to a "City Generator" as I was told; moving through the desert. Apparently it was one of 20 pieces. It looked ...

2009-09-30T15:50:59Z

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This was taken somewhere between Fallujah and Ramadi. It is of a large piece to a "City Generator" as I was told; moving through the desert. Apparently it was one of 20 pieces. It looked ...

Doing some ground work at COP Black before the installation of a new T-Wall barrier.

2009-04-18T11:09:27Z

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Doing some ground work at COP Black before the installation of a new T-Wall barrier.

Getting ready to cap a road with some gravel.

2009-09-30T15:51:15Z

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Getting ready to cap a road with some gravel.

Removing some of the Metalith surrounding some SWA huts at COP Riviera.

2009-04-18T11:08:28Z

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Removing some of the Metalith surrounding some SWA huts at COP Riviera.

Getting a ride from the Army across one of the rivers in Iraq.

2009-09-30T15:51:37Z

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Getting a ride from the Army across one of the rivers in Iraq.

Demolishing a building to make way for a new entrance road into COP Black west of Fallujah.

2009-04-18T11:09:56Z

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Demolishing a building to make way for a new entrance road into COP Black west of Fallujah.

A HMMWV getting ready to cross a floating ribbon bridge.

2009-09-30T15:52:07Z

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A HMMWV getting ready to cross a floating ribbon bridge.

Setting up the excavator to help retrieve a stuck D7G dozer.

2009-09-30T15:52:26Z

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Setting up the excavator to help retrieve a stuck D7G dozer.

This is a vehicle in my convoy driving through some moondust near Karmah, Iraq.

2009-01-27T14:12:13Z

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This is a vehicle in my convoy driving through some moondust near Karmah, Iraq.

Installation of a new bunker at COP Black to guard the new entrance to the COP.

2009-04-18T11:10:23Z

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Installation of a new bunker at COP Black to guard the new entrance to the COP.

Building a new entrance road at Dragons Egg.

2009-04-18T11:08:53Z

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Building a new entrance road at Dragons Egg.

The main bridge located at Camp Baharia, right next to Camp Fallujah. You can see a commercial for this on youtube. It used to be a resort that the military took over after the war. http ...

2009-09-30T15:54:25Z

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The main bridge located at Camp Baharia, right next to Camp Fallujah. You can see a commercial for this on youtube. It used to be a resort that the military took over after the war. http ...

Getting ready to get a ride from a ferry across one of the rivers in Iraq

2009-09-30T15:54:52Z

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Getting ready to get a ride from a ferry across one of the rivers in Iraq

Getting ready to take down some T-Walls at COP Riviera.

2009-09-30T15:55:14Z

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Getting ready to take down some T-Walls at COP Riviera.

Driving down the main road in Fallujah.

2009-09-30T15:55:27Z

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Driving down the main road in Fallujah.

Demilling the old Fallujah Development Center located right next to Camp Baharia.

2009-04-18T11:11:18Z

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Demilling the old Fallujah Development Center located right next to Camp Baharia.

Getting ready to lift this water tank over the wall to place it on an awaiting truck.

2009-09-30T15:55:53Z

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Getting ready to lift this water tank over the wall to place it on an awaiting truck.

One of the Iraqi military's trucks crossing a floating ribbon bridge.

2009-09-30T15:56:21Z

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One of the Iraqi military's trucks crossing a floating ribbon bridge.

Our D-8 stuck while doing some grubbing.

2009-04-18T11:12:54Z

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Our D-8 stuck while doing some grubbing.

One of the barracks at the Fallujah Government Center in the middle of the city.

2009-09-30T15:56:58Z

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One of the barracks at the Fallujah Government Center in the middle of the city.

Installation of the new T-Wall barrier going up at COP Black along route Boston.

2009-04-18T11:12:19Z

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Installation of the new T-Wall barrier going up at COP Black along route Boston.

Some locals getting close as we were making a u-turn.

2009-09-30T15:57:19Z

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Some locals getting close as we were making a u-turn.

This is what happens when you drive a dozer where cat tails are growing.

2009-04-18T11:11:46Z

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This is what happens when you drive a dozer where cat tails are growing.

Just a view of Fallujah while traveling through the city.

2009-09-30T15:57:38Z

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Just a view of Fallujah while traveling through the city.

A review stand at Camp Baharia that used to be a resort complex. A resort complex that had guard towers when it was operating.

2009-09-30T15:58:13Z

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A review stand at Camp Baharia that used to be a resort complex. A resort complex that had guard towers when it was operating.

Getting ready to go across a military bridge near Ramadi. One of the ramps was blown up by an IED a few days later.

2009-09-30T15:58:50Z

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Getting ready to go across a military bridge near Ramadi. One of the ramps was blown up by an IED a few days later.

Laying down some gravel.

2009-09-30T15:58:59Z

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Laying down some gravel.

Another sunset getting ready to happen with the usual dust in the air.

2009-09-30T15:59:16Z

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Another sunset getting ready to happen with the usual dust in the air.

Knocking down some berm.

2009-09-30T15:59:31Z

AlexSnay
Knocking down some berm.

This is an old British building at Habbaniyah that was built before the British Empire left Iraq.

2009-09-30T16:00:11Z

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This is an old British building at Habbaniyah that was built before the British Empire left Iraq.

This was a funeral of some sort in a small town a couple miles north of Fallujah.

2009-07-17T13:53:54Z

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This was a funeral of some sort in a small town a couple miles north of Fallujah.

Messing around with shade netting all night long.

2009-09-30T16:00:33Z

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Messing around with shade netting all night long.

A view down the road at the outer perimeter at the Fallujah Government Center. We were there to totally rework the force protection and to enable store keepers to get their shops back after ...

2009-04-18T11:15:34Z

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A view down the road at the outer perimeter at the Fallujah Government Center. We were there to totally rework the force protection and to enable store keepers to get their shops back after ...

Another sunset in Iraq.

2009-09-30T16:00:51Z

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Another sunset in Iraq.

Getting ready to set down a T-Wall in place at the Fallujah Government Center.

2009-04-18T11:13:22Z

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Getting ready to set down a T-Wall in place at the Fallujah Government Center.

Using a TRAM to take down some T-Walls along one of the main routes into Fallujah.

2009-09-30T16:01:16Z

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Using a TRAM to take down some T-Walls along one of the main routes into Fallujah.

Reworking some of the force protection at the Fallujah Government Center.

2009-09-30T16:01:37Z

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Reworking some of the force protection at the Fallujah Government Center.

Taking down some C-Wire in preperation to remove the wall on the left of the picture. We later pushed the wall back about 25 feet from the storefronts they were blocking. Those Iraqis are ...

2009-09-30T16:02:31Z

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Taking down some C-Wire in preperation to remove the wall on the left of the picture. We later pushed the wall back about 25 feet from the storefronts they were blocking. Those Iraqis are ...

On one of Iraq's highways.

2009-09-30T16:02:49Z

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On one of Iraq's highways.

Another view of the lake at Camp Baharia

2009-09-30T16:03:00Z

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Another view of the lake at Camp Baharia

Loading gravel into a scraper at Dragons Egg for a new road.

2009-04-18T11:14:43Z

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Loading gravel into a scraper at Dragons Egg for a new road.

Doing an expedient fix to a ribbon bridges entrance and exit ramps so vehicles could use the bridge.

2009-09-30T16:03:27Z

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Doing an expedient fix to a ribbon bridges entrance and exit ramps so vehicles could use the bridge.

So much dust in the air.

2009-09-30T16:03:36Z

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So much dust in the air.

Getting a dozer unstuck due to the operator driving it somewhere he shouldn't have.

2009-09-30T16:03:59Z

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Getting a dozer unstuck due to the operator driving it somewhere he shouldn't have.

The junkyard located at the Fallujah Government Center. It was eventually walled off and separated from the FGC by T-Walls so the local community could clean the area up.

2009-04-18T11:14:22Z

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The junkyard located at the Fallujah Government Center. It was eventually walled off and separated from the FGC by T-Walls so the local community could clean the area up.

Crossing a river in Iraq

2009-01-27T14:49:19Z

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Crossing a river in Iraq

Entering an Iraqi police station that we were there to do work on their entrance road.

2009-09-30T16:04:32Z

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Entering an Iraqi police station that we were there to do work on their entrance road.

A funeral in a little village north of Fallujah.

2009-09-30T16:04:46Z

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A funeral in a little village north of Fallujah.

Removing California barriers at the Fallujah Government Center.

2009-04-18T11:19:31Z

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Removing California barriers at the Fallujah Government Center.

Installation of the new wall around the junkyard at the Fallujah Government Center.

2009-04-18T11:17:23Z

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Installation of the new wall around the junkyard at the Fallujah Government Center.

Using a TRAM to lay down T-Walls at COP Black along Boston to give road back to the Iraqi's.

2009-04-18T11:18:55Z

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Using a TRAM to lay down T-Walls at COP Black along Boston to give road back to the Iraqi's.

One of the barracks at the Fallujah Government Center.

2009-04-18T11:16:27Z

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One of the barracks at the Fallujah Government Center.

Getting ready to go out the gate.

2009-09-30T16:05:06Z

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Getting ready to go out the gate.

Getting rid of some HESCO so we could redo some of the Force Protection at COP Black.

2009-09-30T16:05:27Z

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Getting rid of some HESCO so we could redo some of the Force Protection at COP Black.

D9 getting ready to do some ripping.

2009-04-18T11:17:43Z

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D9 getting ready to do some ripping.

Making the initial berms at OP Dan.

2009-04-18T11:16:05Z

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Making the initial berms at OP Dan.

Tank coming aboard Camp Fallujah.

2009-04-18T11:18:01Z

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Tank coming aboard Camp Fallujah.

Tearing down some HESCO in the middle of Fallujah.

2009-09-30T16:05:50Z

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Tearing down some HESCO in the middle of Fallujah.

Getting rid of material from HESCO that we had torn out. The HESCO was replaced by T-Walls.

2009-09-30T16:06:23Z

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Getting rid of material from HESCO that we had torn out. The HESCO was replaced by T-Walls.

Burning some of the garbage at the Fallujah Development Center during demill.

2009-04-18T11:16:54Z

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Burning some of the garbage at the Fallujah Development Center during demill.

One of my guys up in the turret.

2009-09-30T16:06:34Z

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One of my guys up in the turret.

Getting a ride across a river in Iraq.

2009-09-30T16:06:47Z

AlexSnay
Getting a ride across a river in Iraq.

More of the junkyard at the Fallujah Government Center.

2009-04-18T11:19:58Z

AlexSnay
More of the junkyard at the Fallujah Government Center.

Destroying and cleaning up an old SWA Hut at COP Black.

2009-04-18T11:20:52Z

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Destroying and cleaning up an old SWA Hut at COP Black.

Stacking up barriers we had removed at the Fallujah Government Center.

2009-09-30T16:07:10Z

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Stacking up barriers we had removed at the Fallujah Government Center.

Some T-Walls surrounding a barracks at the Fallujah Government Center.

2009-09-30T16:07:34Z

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Some T-Walls surrounding a barracks at the Fallujah Government Center.

Working on the new protective wall at COP Black.

2009-04-18T11:21:18Z

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Working on the new protective wall at COP Black.

Coming into an Iraqi police station.

2009-09-30T16:07:49Z

AlexSnay
Coming into an Iraqi police station.

This is what the outskirts of Fallujah looks like.

2009-09-30T16:08:02Z

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This is what the outskirts of Fallujah looks like.

One of the local dogs running around.

2009-09-30T16:08:15Z

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One of the local dogs running around.

Stockpiling of material to help with a road we were building.

2009-09-30T16:08:35Z

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Stockpiling of material to help with a road we were building.

The bridge at Camp Baharia.

2009-09-30T16:08:46Z

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The bridge at Camp Baharia.

A view down the road at the marketplace in the middle of Fallujah.

2009-04-18T11:20:23Z

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A view down the road at the marketplace in the middle of Fallujah.

Doing some berming.

2009-09-30T16:08:56Z

AlexSnay
Doing some berming.

One of the trash pits we set on fire.

2009-09-30T16:09:12Z

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One of the trash pits we set on fire.

Human waste from a ruptured sewer line in the middle of Fallujah.

2009-04-18T11:21:44Z

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Human waste from a ruptured sewer line in the middle of Fallujah.

COP Riviera before its demil.

2009-04-18T11:24:52Z

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COP Riviera before its demil.

The remnants of a Mural at Teapot Park in the center of Fallujah.

2009-09-30T16:09:44Z

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The remnants of a Mural at Teapot Park in the center of Fallujah.

Surveying some HESCO that we had to tear out and replace.

2009-09-30T16:10:00Z

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Surveying some HESCO that we had to tear out and replace.

Driving down one of the streets in Iraq.

2009-09-30T16:10:12Z

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Driving down one of the streets in Iraq.

Burning an old waste drum.

2009-09-30T16:10:25Z

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Burning an old waste drum.

Checking out a culvert that needed replacing. It totally washed away about a week later. We were not able to get the proper sized culvert delivered to us in time to preventing the road fro ...

2009-09-30T16:11:14Z

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Checking out a culvert that needed replacing. It totally washed away about a week later. We were not able to get the proper sized culvert delivered to us in time to preventing the road fro ...

The backside of COP Riviera before we tore down the buildings.

2009-09-30T16:11:30Z

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The backside of COP Riviera before we tore down the buildings.

Doing some initial road building for a new entrance to COP Black.

2009-04-18T11:24:31Z

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Doing some initial road building for a new entrance to COP Black.

Doing some berm work in the middle of nowhere.

2009-09-30T16:11:43Z

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Doing some berm work in the middle of nowhere.