1st Lt. Brandt Klawitter, right, and Capt. Matthew Christensen of Kalispell enter St. Elijah’s Monastery on June 11 in Iraq.
July 12, 2010
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July 12, 2010 2 a.m.
Kalispell native gets tour of Iraq monastery
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE MAREZ, Iraq — Kalispell native Matthew Christensen and old friend Brandt Klawitter, both Army chaplains, never imagined that one day they would walk within the deteriorating walls of a possible archeological cache and pray at its altar.