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Captain Dale Goetz, Chaplain
Captain Dale Goetz cared about the soldiers he served as an Army chaplain—both their physical and spiritual needs. “He had a great burden for the soldiers,” said Jason Parker, pastor of High Country Baptist Church of Colorado Springs. “His specific prayer request was to see 300 soldiers come to Christ. He was also praying for [...]
Army Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Stout
Christopher Stout had a beautiful singing voice and could belt out the tunes in a church choir or a more casual karaoke setting. “I believe he could have made it professionally,” said his uncle, James Stout. “But he thought of others rather than thinking of himself.” That’s why he joined the Army. He was a [...]
Alabama National Guard in need of more chaplains
The chaplain’s corps of the Alabama National Guard is growing, but adding additional chaplains is still a critical need. Six Guardsmen recently completed the Army’s Chaplain Training Course at Fort Jackson in South Carolina. One already has completed seminary and the others are attending seminary. The Alabama Guard currently has 19 chaplains assigned to the [...]
‘Proud Americans’ Chaplain, Chaplain Assistant Build Up Morale
TIKRIT, Iraq – To combat the stresses of deployment and maintain the welfare of the Soldiers in their battalion, Capt. Josh Ziegler and Sgt. Michael Kuehne, the chaplain and chaplain assistant for 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Riley, Kan., built a Morale, Welfare [...]
Conservatives insist ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ repeal will harm chaplains
Conservative groups predict tight restrictions on chaplains’ religious speech if the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” law is overturned, with some evangelical Christian groups contemplating pulling their ministers out of the ranks. “The approved gospel will be a politically correct gospel,” said Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, a Christian lobbying group that [...]
Retired chaplains warn against reversing ‘Don’t Ask’
The careers of many if not most military chaplains will end if the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy against open homosexual service is overturned, more than 40 retired military chaplains contend in an April 28 letter to President Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates. The letter warned that reversing the policy will negatively impact religious [...]
Bridge named for Major Watters
A small group of people, many of them veterans, braved the dreary weather Sunday, April 25 to huddle under the span of the Route 3 bridge over the Passaic River in Rutherford as it was dedicated to a hero of the Vietnam War, the Rev. Major Charles Joseph Watters, an army chaplain and one-time parish [...]
Former Army chaplain indicted for faking military honors
PHOENIX — A Queen Creek man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for making false claims about medals, awards and training he received during his military career. Kurt Alan Bishop, 42, claimed he was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor, Purple Heart and that he received training to become an Army Ranger, according [...]
