Fr. Daniel Sparks, Senior Editor
Traditional Anglican priest and U.S. Army chaplain.
28
Aug
2007

A Man of God and War in Afghanistan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLN9zyPSMk4

(KABUL, Afghanistan) - When a Chaplain blesses the convoy you are about to head out on in war torn Afghanistan, and as Tim King reports, it brings a certain amount of serious thought to the mission that lies ahead.

IED’s, ambushes and flags at half-mast are the constant reminders of mortality to the combat soldier. For a Chaplain like Captain Andrew Werner of the Oklahoma National Guard, the job of being a combat soldier and a man of God is one of many challenges.

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