From left, Capt. Matthew Christensen of Kalispell, 1st Lt. Brandt Klawitter of Hermann, Mo., and 1st Lt. Geoffrey Whitaker of Murphy, N.C., pose during a tour of St. Elijah’s Monastery.
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.