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| "One of the struggles of Catholic soldiers is to find a chaplain to whom they can speak and from whom they can receive sacraments.”
--- Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien
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At your service
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Steven Drew, a chaplain assistant, prepares for a service at the chapel here. The assistants prepare the chapel for services, are liaisons for the chaplains and provide force protection for them. Airman Drew is assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, and he is deployed from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (photo by Master Sgt. Jon Hanson, courtesty of U.S. Air Force ) |
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OF CHAPLAIN TESTIMONIES, BIOGRAPHIES: 87
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| Albertson, Eric: Dear Brave Soldier by Mary Ann Wyand |
| Albertson, Fr. Eric - Military Chaplain Serves Troops in War on Terror |
| Albertson, Fr. Erik: Promotion to Lieutenant Colonel |
| Albertson: Chaplain Eric Albertson Shares Snapshots of Soldiers’ Daily Lives in Iraq |
| Army, Navy, CG- Chaplain Has Served Them All |
| Battlefield Chaplains! |
| Bautista-Rojas, Fr. Jose: Bless Me Father! |
| Bautista-Rojas: From Mexico to Meeting the Pope |
| Bishop, Eric: Fr. Bishop Named Chaplain of the Year by Christine Williams |
| Borzych, LT Alexander J.- Walking on Holy Ground |
| Bradley, Msgr. Paul F. : Chaplain at Iwo Jima |
| Brown, LT S. S. Marine Chaplain |
| Catungal, Mario: 'No' Becomes 'Yes' After 25 Years |
| Cavanaugh, Fr. Paul - WWII Jesuit POW |
| Chaplain Ken Medve: "On the Blue Side" Aboard the USS Ronald Reagan by Judy McCloskey |
| Chilen, Col. Michael - "You pray!" |
| Conway, Fr. Michael: WWII Chaplain |
| Cuddy: Coast Guard Announces new Service Chaplain |
| Devine (CDR) Fr. Bill : Our Warriors' Spirit- The Vital Role of Chaplains in the Marine Corps |
| Duesterhaus, Michael: |
| Echert, Fr. John P.: Air Force Reserve, EWTN Theologian and CatholicMil Chaplain |
| Epperson: Wounded Catholic Troop Lives, Chaplain Witnesses Sacrifices for Freedom's Future |
| Erikson, Fr. Richard: Back From Iraq |
| Estabrook, USN Capt. Joseph W., Marine Corps Base Chaplain, Named as Bishop |
| Evers, Fr. Paul: Trinidad and Tobago Priest Concelebrated Mass Aboard Comfort |
| Father Emil Kapaun's Cause for Sainthood to be Officially Opened |
| Fletcher, Chaplain (Maj.) Patrick: Elmendorf Chaplain recalls Ordination by John Paul II |
| Gayton, Fr. John: One Day in the Life of a Priest in Iraq |
| George, George: Chaplains work Enduring Freedom's front lines |
| Goudreau, Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Joseph |
| Hall, Chaplain Thomas: Fallen Marines, Sailors Honored by Combat Center, Community |
| Hamel, James (USAF): Troop Morale at Ali Base, Iraq, Best in Region |
| Hannigan: Easter in Camp Al Asad, Iraq |
| Heninger, Chaplain Michael: Ministry of Presence in Iraq |
| Hill, Chaplain ( Col. ) Donald- A Tribute |
| Hoak, Fr. Jack: US Navy Chaplain in Baghdad |
| Hogan, Fr. Timothy- US Troops Returning to Church in Droves |
| Hoog, LT (Chaplain) Eric- Chaplain See No Distress Yet from Disaster Relief Work |
| Iasiello, RADM Louis V. - Chief of Navy Chaplains |
| Iasiello, RADM Louis V.- Incoming President of Washington Theological Union |
| Jackson: 179th Airlift Wing NG Chaplain Retires after 20 Years |
| Kirchhoefer, Tom: From Baghdad |
| Kopec: Easter in Tikrit, Iraq |
| Kruse, Fr. David B. - Air Force Wing chaplain |
| Larson: Future Priest to Serve God and Country |
| Listecki, LTCol. Jerome- Chaplaincy Appeals to my Sense of Patriotism |
| Longbucco: Chaplain Ministers to Soldiers and Earns High Praise |
| Marceaux, Msgr Sidney: Chaplain Energized by Challenge of Iraq Duty |
| Maurath, Fr. Justin- A Tribute to "Fr. Just" |
| McCormack, Fr. John J.: Gratitude to US Military for My Priestly Vocation |
| McGraw: Pentagon Crash Eyewitness Priest Comforted Victims |
| Meet the Padre |
| Mikstay, Fr. Michael: Navy Commander's Many Roles |
| Mode, Chaplain Dan: Living the Beatitudes on the Front Lines of War |
| Monahan: Big 'E' welcomes new Catholic chaplain |
| Moras, Leo: Priest in Uniform implements |
| Moss, LCDR Donald and the Holy Helo |
| Mulligan Fr. William R. - Army Priest |
| Nwoga: Flight of Faith-Airmen Visit Eight FOBs in Three Days for Easter |
| O'Brien, Fr. Sean: Hacky Sack, Press & Good News from Bagram |
| O'Callahan, Fr. Joseph: Heroes of the Faith and the Nation |
| O'Neal: Catholic Garrison Chaplain USAG Humphreys Pyeongtaek, Korea |
| Okorie: Nigerian-Born Chaplain Up For Top Air Force Award |
| Onward Priestly Soldier: Chaplain Brian Kane |
| Orlandi, Joseph: Paterson pastor bolsters faith of troops on front lines of Afghanistan, Iraq |
| Pawlikowski, Chaplain Matthew: Helping Real Men Become Godly |
| Peek, Joseph: That Others May Live |
| Pieczara, Fr. Stanislaw- Chaplain Recalls Journey from Communism |
| Quinn, Capt. John: Monday is Sunday for Warhorse Catholics |
| Ret. Army National Guardsman, Back on Active Duty |
| Rocheford: Vietnam Vet Serving Now as Chaplain in Iraq |
| Rutherford: 3rd Battlaion 4th Marines CO visited by Parish Priest, now MNCI Chaplain |
| Schuley, Fr. Keith J. - US Coast Guard |
| Shaughnessy: Camp Gannon Iraq Chaplain Covers area the size of SC |
| Simpson, CDR Brian: Navy Chaplain Leads Ministry in Iraq |
| Spatoric, CDR Joe- Air Wing Chaplain |
| Suver, Charles: Iwo Jima priest loved being a military chaplain |
| Targonski: Warrior Chaplain 'Ski' and His Band of Brothers |
| Theisen, Fr. Eugene- Air Force Chaplain |
| Thomas, Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Arthur S. |
| Vakoc, Tim: Priest Casualty Speaks First Words After More Than Two Years Silence |
| Van Alstyne, Fr. Donald MIC - U.S. Army Chaplain |
| Vogel, Msgr |
| Vu, Chaplain Joseph: Mass Held in Chemical Ali's Palace |
| Weber, Fr. Michael: USAF Chaplain Sees Faith in Afghanistan |
| Zielinski, Capt. Chad - Chaplain Helps Troops Deal With Deployment, Prepare War Zone Engaged Couple for Marriage |
| [Vakoc, Tim] Fallen Hero Finds His Voice: Terri Schiavo Family Adviser Helping Iraq Chaplain |
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One of the things that sustain them, Chaplain Hicks said, is the indomitable spirit of the American Soldiers.
They are more concerned about their buddies than they are about themselves. They are anxious to go home, but they also want to be with their units.
"Physically, they're here in Germany, but, mentally, they're still very much back in Iraq," he said. And they joke.
Chaplain Hicks told of one soldier whose jaw was wired shut because an enemy bullet had gone in one cheek and out the other.
"You know what he told me?" Chaplain Hicks said. "He said, 'You know, chaplain, they're not very good shots.'" |
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