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An armed escort was waiting the bottom of the steps. They weren’t there for me. I wasn’t in the military anymore, so I joined the line of people making their way from the plane to passport control. The colonels and non-commissioned officers that shared my flight sped to the coalition airbase on the opposite side of the runway. They had a war to fight behind concrete walls an

On a visit to a region plagued by war, a former military officer seeks out a different side to Iraqi Kurdistan that dispels the stereotypes common across America, finding a place paved with peace, from Christian monasteries to pristine waterfalls.

The vast majority of Iraq lived in relative peace. Militant factions remained, but they were in the minority and largely focused on opposing the Western military presence rather than targeting international tourists.

Iraq. A combat zone. A geopolitical flashpoint between the U.S. and Iran. The only place I’ve ever been shot at. Naturally, the perfect destination for The Great Gallivanting.