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A General’s Spiritual Journey

8 February 2008 at 0125 UTC » Comments (0)

70,000 copies of new book debut to American troops in the Middle East DALLAS, Jan. 30 /Christian Newswire/ — Millions were inspired by the stirring, visceral account of Lt. General Hal Moore’s Vietnam war experience as told in the New York Times #1 bestseller We Were Soldiers Once…And Young. The major motion picture adaptation, We [...]


Prayers and Guns in the House of God

7 February 2008 at 0800 UTC » Comments (0)

Military.com | By Bryant Jordan | February 04, 2008 Soldiers may come to Chaplain (Maj.) David Langer’s services for a little bit of peace. They may come for God.But they come armed, nonetheless. “Most of the guys just put their weapons under their chairs,” said Langer, a Congregational minister and Army chaplain assigned to the [...]


Military copes with shortage of chaplains

6 February 2008 at 1434 UTC » Comments (0)

Military copes with shortage of chaplains By Andrea Stone, USA TODAY Army Maj. Paul Hurley journeyed four days by convoy, aircraft and helicopter to reach the remote outpost in Iraq near the Syrian border where 50 U.S. soldiers hunkered down in November 2006. He was the first Roman Catholic priest to visit in six months. [...]