SFC Jay Ragiles(right) from Mililani, O`ahu (Mililani HS) and Joseph Martinez from Wisconsin read the Northwest Hawai`i Times outside the gates of a local mosque in Baghdad, Iraq.
Jay writes: Iraq has a historically long and rich culture and it is an enlightening experience to be near a mosque like this one and admire its beauty.
Jay's wife sends him dapepa so he can have "a little bit of home."