Howdy there, and welcome to my deployment page.  I will be posting photos from time to time, but due to operational security concerns, they won't show much, nor will I specify where they were taken other than the country.  Once enough time has elapsed, I may fill in some more details, but not now, and not any time soon.

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Tallil

    I had the opportunity to spend about a week in Tallil, a base in  southern Iraq.  I was there interviewing witnesses for a case that ultimately resulted in an acquittal, so, overall a valuable trip.  The base has a very wide security perimeter, and it includes the city of UR, the birthplace of Abraham.  I was very glad to see such a historic site, as most of what I experienced downrange was solely in transit or on a base.  (Not much of a tourism industry.)  So, touring the ruins of UR, including the zigurrat, was a nice change of pace.  Even if our tour guide (and his group) were armed.  I've seldom been around such history; the ziggurat is approximately 4,000 years old.  It's been restored, sure, but most of it is original.
 
 

Serving those who serve time
On top of the ziggurat
The remains of the palace of the king of UR
Inside the royal tombs