MOULTRIE — A bomb doesn’t care if you’re an infantryman or a truck driver, an officer, a medic or even a man of the cloth.

And because bombs don’t care, a Moultrie minister has received the Purple Heart, the military’s award recognizing soldiers injured in combat.

Bishop Larry L. Shaw, pastor of Greater Union Grove Church of God in Christ and a chaplain in the Army Reserve, received the medal May 16 at Fort Stewart from U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, also a Moultrian. The award recognizes Shaw for injuries he received from an Improvised Explosive Device during a tour of duty in Afghanistan.

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WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 2, 2009) — Most visitors don’t expect to learn about military history in a cathedral, but a new tour is giving them the chance to do so.

The recently formed Service and Sacrifice Tour at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., highlights iconography, art, and historical connections in the cathedral that relate to the nation’s military.

“It’s a great learning experience for anyone,” said Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Carleton Birch, Office of the Chief of Chaplains. “The tour is representative of all faiths and in that way parallels Army Chaplains who represent their own faith group while providing for the free exercise of everyone’s faith.”

Linda Strating, a cathedral docent, started the tour after discovering the connections.

“When I first got here and learned about the cathedral, I realized everywhere you look there was something about our nation’s military woven into the cathedral’s history and art,” said Strating. “I thought that was remarkable and we should do something to share it.”

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