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    Everyone has a story: The grocery bagger [Image 5 of 6]

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    The image shows a large explosion crater in an urban environment, surrounded by heavily damaged and partially collapsed multi-story buildings. Personnel, appearing to be in military or official uniforms, are gathered at the crater's edge alongside heavy machinery. The scene depicts significant structural destruction consistent with a large blast event.

    DHAHRAN, SAUDI ARABIA

    06.25.1996

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Jarad Denton 

    Joint Base Langley-Eustis

    U.S. and Saudi military personnel peer into the crater caused by the explosion of a fuel truck outside the northern fence of Khobar Towers on King Abdul Aziz Air Base near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, at 2:55 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 25, 1996. Several buildings were damaged and there were numerous U.S. casualties. The latest information from Dhahran indicates that 19 people are dead and 64 people are hospitalized. Additionally, more than 200 have been treated for injuries and released. The facility houses U.S. service members and serves as the headquarters for the U.S. Air Force's 4404th Wing (Provisional), Southwest Asia. (DOD photo.)

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    Date Taken: 06.25.1996
    Date Posted: 06.21.2013 16:40
    Photo ID: 958621
    VIRIN: 960626-N-ZZ999-004
    Resolution: 1470x965
    Size: 592.81 KB
    Location: DHAHRAN, SA
    Hometown: HAMPTON, VIRGINIA, US

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