Mission: Restore Peace to the Tomb of Jonah
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Yes, THAT Jonah...
U.S. Soldiers from 2nd Military Transition Team escort Iraqi soldiers from 2nd Division Iraqi Army on a mission to replace the long lost whale tooth to the Shrine of Jonah in Mosul, Iraq, Nov. 30, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. JoAnn S. Makinano/Released)
U.S. Soldiers from 2nd Military Transition Team escort Iraqi soldiers from 2nd Division Iraqi army on a mission to replace the long lost whale tooth to the Shrine of Jonah in Mosul, Iraq, Nov. 30. Photographer: Staff Sgt. JoAnn Makinano, Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. JoAnn S. Makinano (left), Combat Photojournalist, and Tech. Sgt. Adrienne Brammer, Combat Videographer, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston, S.C., don customary scarves while documenting the tomb of the Prophet Jonah in the Shrine of Jonah in Mosul, Iraq, Nov. 30, 2008. This is a rare occasion and military personnel must be invited before entering a mosque. Photographer: Staff Sgt. JoAnn Makinano, Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.
An Iraqi child peers into the tomb of the Prophet Jonah during a visit to the Shrine of Jonah in Mosul, Iraq, Nov. 30. Photographer: Staff Sgt. JoAnn Makinano, Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.