Yesterday I was able to take a trip to the adjoining FOB Marez, and tour an ancient monastery built circa 600 AD. It is the site where 150 monks were given an ultimatum to convert from Christianity to Islam or die.... they all met the Lord that day. It was a very rich experience that I videoed and photographed. These were some of the pics I took there. For more information about the monastery here is a good link from the Smithsonian Institute
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-iraq-a-monastery-rediscovered-12457610/
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