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Wapsi Valley Archaeology Inc. workers Andrea Einck, left, Owen Reese, center, and Pat Hashman dig for artifacts in a World War I training trench at the Iowa National Guard Base at Camp Dodge, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Johnston, Iowa. Excavation is underway at the camp as part of an archaeological dig to learn more about trench complexes built for training soldiers in World War I. Camp Dodge, originally established in 1909, was one of 16 U.S. Army installations across the country to be transformed for training from 1917 to 1919. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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A Wapsi Valley Archaeology Inc. worker holds a shell casing found in a World War I training trench at the Iowa National Guard Base at Camp Dodge, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Johnston, Iowa. Excavation is underway at the camp as part of an archaeological dig to learn more about trench complexes built for training soldiers in World War I. Camp Dodge, originally established in 1909, was one of 16 U.S. Army installations across the country to be transformed for training from 1917 to 1919. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Camp Dodge workers look on as Wapsi Valley Archaeology Inc. employees dig for artifacts in a World War I training trench at the Iowa National Guard Base at Camp Dodge, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Johnston, Iowa. Excavation is underway at the camp as part of an archaeological dig to learn more about trench complexes built for training soldiers in World War I. Camp Dodge, originally established in 1909, was one of 16 U.S. Army installations across the country to be transformed for training from 1917 to 1919. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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In this 1917 or 1918 postcard provided by the Iowa Gold Star Military Museum, soldiers walk through trenches while training at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa. Excavation is underway at the camp as part of an archaeological dig to learn more about the World War I trench complexes built for training soldiers. During World War I about 120,000 soldiers trained at Camp Dodge. (AP Photo/Iowa Gold Star Military Museum)
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A shell casing found in a World War I training trench is seen at the Iowa National Guard Base at Camp Dodge, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Johnston, Iowa. Excavation is underway at the camp as part of an archaeological dig to learn more about trench complexes built for training soldiers in World War I. Camp Dodge, originally established in 1909, was one of 16 U.S. Army installations across the country to be transformed for training from 1917 to 1919. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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A training hand grenade found in a World War I training trench is seen at the Iowa National Guard Base at Camp Dodge, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Johnston, Iowa. Excavation is underway at the camp as part of an archaeological dig to learn more about trench complexes built for training soldiers in World War I. Camp Dodge, originally established in 1909, was one of 16 U.S. Army installations across the country to be transformed for training from 1917 to 1919. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Wapsi Valley Archaeology Inc. worker Pat Hashman takes notes while looking for artifacts near a World War I training trench at the Iowa National Guard Base at Camp Dodge, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Johnston, Iowa. Excavation is underway at the camp as part of an archaeological dig to learn more about trench complexes built for training soldiers in World War I. Camp Dodge, originally established in 1909, was one of 16 U.S. Army installations across the country to be transformed for training from 1917 to 1919. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Wapsi Valley Archaeology Inc. workers Pat Hashman, left, and Owen Reese dig for artifacts in a World War I training trench at the Iowa National Guard Base at Camp Dodge, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Johnston, Iowa. Excavation is underway at the camp as part of an archaeological dig to learn more about trench complexes built for training soldiers in World War I. Camp Dodge, originally established in 1909, was one of 16 U.S. Army installations across the country to be transformed for training from 1917 to 1919. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
