Waikola, Hawaii Hawaii County Mayor, Harry Kim, sent a letter to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health (ODASA ESOH) asking for assistance in adjusting the UXO clearance schedule for portions of the Former Waikoloa Maneuver Area. The request was made to accommodate the construction of affordable housing units.

According to the letter, the US. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has put restrictions on new funding due to the potential for UXO in the area. The funding restriction essentially stopped development projects in the area.

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Buena Vista, Colorado When a homeowner dug up a WWII-era 57mm armor piercing (AP) projectile over five years ago, he decided to place the munition in his garden as "yard art." Recently, however, reports of the unusual décor reached EOD specialists from Fort Carson who responded immediately to remove the UXO to a nearby ranch for detonation. UXO finds are common in the area which was used as a training ground for the 10th Mountain Division based in nearby Camp Hale during WWII.

Limerick, Ireland Army EOD rendered safe a WWI-era hand grenade which had forced the closure of Thomond Bridge in Limerick. Experts removed the device from the River Shannon during low tide.

Two EOD technicians were escorted by members of Limerick Marine Search and Rescue Service (LMSRS) by boat and a jet ski to location of the grenade underneath one of the bridge's archways. The UXO was then transported from the scene to an of-site location for a controlled explosion.

This is not the first UXO find in the area as several cannonballs were also discovered in the area during a recent bridge maintenance project.

New York City, New York The NYPD Bomb Squad was called to a Manhattan construction site when workers dug up an old aerial bomb. After further investigation, it was determined that the ordnance was not live. The bomb was actually purposely buried on-site as part of a stunt pulled by a nightclub back in the '80s. The inert bomb, reportedly purchased a military surplus store, was filled with documents and mementos to serve as a time capsule.

Although the public and the bomb squad were never at risk as the item was inert, the 30 year old stunt certainly cost the city in terms of resources. It also inconvenienced businesses and residents in the area.