walkabout

Dave took us walking through village tonight. We walked up the road to the masacre sight. It is one thing to hear the story, but it is quite another to literally walk in their footsteps. We saw what remains of the barn where the 112 men were shot down and then set on fire. We followed the road the women and children walked as their men were being killed. It was very somber and almost surreal.

We also had a chance to visit the ode (a building where the men of the village visit and smoke). It has become somewhat of a shrine to the men who lost there lives in the war. The wood working inside is phenomenal. Everyone is so glad to see us. They love Americans here and everyone wants to shake our hands. We wish we could say more than just "Good evening, how are you".