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By RYAN S. CLARK
July, 11, 2008
Names, faces and families are always changing in the military.
And for many, death is one heartbeat away.
Even after 18 years as a U.S. Army chaplain, Col. Sidney J. Marceaux Jr. says dealing with the ultimate sacrifice is his toughest challenge.
Marceaux, 69, the oldest soldier serving in Kuwait, meets it as [...]

William Wright
Banner Staff Writer
Thursday, Jun 26, 2008

Being shot by a sniper while ministering to U.S. troops in Iraq may not have been his idea of true mettle but Chaplain Capt. Barron Wester proved that he was more than a spiritual advisor to his soldiers. He was their family and friend.
The 34-year-old patriot was living [...]

In January, reporter Moni Basu and photographer Curtis Compton began documenting life at war with Darren Turner, chaplain for the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, part of the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart.
They traveled with him to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington while he was home on leave, then caught up with [...]

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 [...]

[I originally wrote this reflection in April 2007 while deployed to Baghdad, Iraq. I had ministered to the casualties of another unit earlier in the day.]
9 April 2007
It is times like these that cause me to examine my faithfulness to God’s call. Am I living up to the standard of godliness for the vocation of [...]