FORWARD OPERATING BASE HUNTER, Iraq – Two U.S. Army chaplains are building much more than the faith of their Soldiers on the remote base here.
Chaplains Colt Randles and Michael Roberts, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, are building the Solid Rock Chapel for the Cav. Soldiers, one board at a time.
“I waited four months for a tent,” said Randles, a native of Muskegon, Mich. “It was me and my kit. I was conducting services with a cardboard box in the dining facility.”
The Solid Rock Chapel provides a permanent structure for the Soldiers of Forward Operatiing Base Hunter and smaller transient units to celebrate their religious beliefs, but is also available for interpreters and civilian patrons, such as Army and Air Force Exchange Services and KBR employees. The chaplains have even expanded the facility by adding ‘Holy Joe’s Café,’ which has hot coffee available for the Troops.
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