Friday March 4 - Golan Heights

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March 4th 2011

Published: March 4th 2011

March 4 We woke to a beautiful day and sunrise. Our first stop this morning was church at Tabgha. This was the site where Jesus fed the five thousand. The church we entered was built on the original site. We have included a picture of mosiac and the rock Jesus laid the basket of fish and bread. Our second stop was at the national park, Tel Dan. We hiked through an area similar to the Boundary Wate... Read Full Entry

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Valley of Tears - 1973 War

Big battle was fought and won here in this valley.Israel against Syria.

Destroyed Syrian tank

See the destroyed tank, see the hole in the hull. One of the tanks left behind.

Mt. Belant - Israel defense fortification

This fortification is at the top of the mountain looking down onto Syria. This is where we walked in the tunnel bunkers.

Mt. Belnant - and Mt. Herman

This photo shows the bunker trenches and also the view to Mt. Herman (See the snow).

Directions from the top

The soldiers planted this post for directions

UN Observers

We got this picture of an UN observer driving away from the front. They had driven down to the border line and got out and did some walking around and took off.

4th March 2011

Wayne Miller
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Hi From Fargo
Hi Doug and Sherry Looks like your trip is going well. I have to ask what did Sherry buy? Stay safe. Wayne

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