Previous articles have noted that US forces have taken the advantage of the unique opportunities to see once-in-a-lifetime sights while deployed to Iraq.  Another recent trip to the Ziggurat of Ur near Talil, Iraq, highlighted that these trips are certainly not mere MWR outings:

Since the ziggurat was located outside COB Adder, Soldiers convoyed to the site in Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. Read more