Tumon Bay, Guam A treasure hunter discovered a armed five inch US naval projectile while searching the waters off Tumon Bay with his metal detector. Navy EOD Senior Chief Petty Officer Brian Fitzgerald confirmed the WWII munition was indeed live, and the beach was shutdown from the Westin Resort to the Reef Hotel as the Guam Police Department, Guam Fire Department, Office of Civil Defense/Guam Homeland Security, and EOD responded to the scene.

The projectile was moved to safe location for disposal. EOD transferred the UXO to Gun Beach where a sand barrier was constructed around the item before detonation. According to Fitzgerald it contained approximately seven pounds of explosives, making it likely to be very dangerous. The projectile is one of 61 UXO recovered on Guam this year.

Virginia Beach, Virginia A former Navy SEAL who received an "other than honorable" discharge after pleading guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of theft of government property was sentenced to 16 months in federal prison on charges he stole smoke grenades, gas masks and ammunition from Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort.

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Fort Belvoir, Virginia A team of Bosnian Army EOD technicians are visiting U.S. Army EOD Technicians in the States as part of a State Partnership Program. During their visit, the Bosnian EOD troops will observe Exercise Ravens Challenge, a joint and interagency exercise hosted by the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Arcanum, Ohio The Wright-Patterson EOD team safely removed a WWII-era artillery shell from an Ohio residence. The team responded following reports from a son whose mother mentioned to him that she had the munition as they were discussing Fourth of July fireworks.

Darke County sheriff's deputies and Arcanum Fire and Rescue were dispatched to the home to evacuate the premise and secure the area. EOD was called in once the shell was deemed likely live.

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Phoenix, Arizona Luke Air Force Base munitions experts were called to the scene of a massive industrial fire affecting at least six businesses, when officials found military-grade ordnance. The EOD team found dozens of tubes for explosives, but only three were determined to be live.

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Detroit, Michigan A 44 year old construction worker spent his last evening alive at a friend's house having a 4th of July cookout. Just before 10:30 pm, party goers started shooting off fireworks in the driveway. The 44-year old man decided to join in and reportedly lit a firework and threw it toward himself vs the air. The firework exploded near the man's chest knocking him to the ground.

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Happy July 4th Independence Day

On this national holiday, UXOInfo.com would like to thank all of those who serve or have served in the military to defend our great nation. We would like to send out a very special 'Thank You' to all of the current and former military EOD Technicians for their service.

On this day of celebration, please remember that fireworks are extremely hazardous in the hands of untrained personnel. Every year we post multiple articles on fireworks related accidents around the 4th of July celebrations. Hopefully, 2014 will be different and fireworks related accidents and incidents will decrease.