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U.S. Army Capt. Rick Brunson, Chaplain, center, explains to soldiers how this building was a scriptorium for monks that once occupied the Saint Elijah Monastery long ago at Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2009. Brunson is assigned to the 215th Brigade Support Battalion.

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U.S. Army Capt. Rick Brunson, Chaplain, center, explains to soldiers how this building was a scriptorium for monks that once occupied the Saint Elijah Monastery long ago at Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2009. Brunson is assigned to the 215th Brigade Support Battalion.

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