Soldiers affirm faith in prayer
Nearly 300 soldiers reaffirmed the prayers of their new commander in chief early Tuesday at Fort Gordon’s National Prayer Breakfast. “We’re reminded how blessed we are to live in a country that affords us the opportunity to pray,” Maj. Thomas Helms prayed. “God, although we serve the military and the government, our hope is still [...]
A Chaplain reflects on Iraq
Salem First Christian Church on West Main Street welcomed home a special guest on Sunday, Feb. 15. In a series of slides, United States Army Reserve Col. Larry Toney shared his experiences as a chaplain and soldier during his second tour of duty in Iraq. He has no regrets about entering into the United States [...]
Cream, sugar, salvation
The Army’s Life Support Area is an ant hive of activity, serving as the transition point for thousands of U.S. service members moving into and out of Iraq and Afghanistan. Moving through the large tents past desks for travel representatives and service liaisons, it’s possible to miss a little alcove in the thick of it [...]
Boredom is US soldiers’ new foe in Iraqi desert
For a growing number of young US troops in Iraq, boredom is becoming the new enemy as major anti-insurgency raids turn rarer and their disengagement from the country starts to take shape. Behind T-walls – the concrete anti-blast barriers that are also omnipresent in Iraq’s capital – most soldiers in high-security Camp Liberty adjoining Baghdad [...]
Prayer breakfast brings out troops
Nearly 300 soldiers echoed the prayers of their new commander in chief early Tuesday at Fort Gordon’s National Prayer Breakfast. “We’re reminded how blessed we are to live in a country that affords us the opportunity to pray,” Maj. Thomas Helms prayed. “God, although we serve the military and the government, our hope is still [...]
Soldier doubts eligibility, defies president’s orders
A U.S. soldier on active duty in Iraq has called President Obama an “impostor” in a statement in which he affirmed plans to join as plaintiff in a challenge to Obama’s eligibility to be commander in chief. The statement was publicized by California attorney Orly Taitz who, along with her Defend Our Freedom Foundation, is [...]
A Series of Suicides Unnerves West Point
It is called “the gloom period,” when the pewter skies seem to mirror the gray fortresslike buildings on campus, and cadets hustle from class to class to avoid the cold winds whipping off the Hudson River. But this winter, the somber mood at the United States Military Academy has been deepened by two recent suicides [...]
Congressman Bob Filner Reintroduces Legislation to Honor the Four Immortal Chaplains
Washington, DC – Congressman Bob Filner has reintroduced legislation honoring the legacy of the Four Immortal Chaplains who sacrificed their lives over 65 years ago (H.Con.Res. 86). READ MORE from Imperial Valley News
