Today we wrestle with posting or not posting our visit to the Killing Fields.

The Killing Fields are a number of sites in Cambodia where collectively more than a million people were killed and buried by the Khmer regime during it's rule from 1975-1979.

The regime arrested and executed everyone suspected of bring connected to foreign governments or the previous government. This included Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese, Cambodian Christians and the Buddhist. The killings are widely regarded as part of a state-sponsored genocide.

We visited the best known monument to the victims at the village of Choeung Ek, just outside Phnom Penh. Over 20,000 people were executed at this site which was later discovered and turned into a memorial park.

The park has been built around the mass graves of thousands of victims, where they have given the utmost respect through signs, tribute sections and audio guides throughout the tour. Many mass graves are visible above ground and commonly bones and clothing surface after heavy rainfalls.

Needless to say, this was an emotional day and tears were shed over the senseless cruelty we just can't wrap our heads around. However, the memorial does a fantastic job of honoring the victims and allows visitors and locals to never forget what happened here. This may be one of the best ways to prevent it from happening again, which is ultimately why we decided to post it.