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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Army active and reserve chaplains are playing a critical and strategic role in Iraq, said a U.S. Army chaplain serving with Multinational Security Transition Command-Iraq.
“Our troops are working tirelessly and selflessly to create a trusted and viable Iraqi security force,” U.S. Army Maj. William Steen, a chaplain assigned to MNSTC-I, said [...]

COCOA — More than 500 people crowded into the Simpkins Fine Arts Building at Brevard Community College tonight to hear FLORIDA TODAY “Spirituality” columnist Norris Burkes talk about his experience as a chaplain in Iraq.
There were so many people, chairs had to be brought onto the stage. Some people sat at the back of the [...]

MADAIN, Iraq — Spc. Richard Wahl is married with two kids and a baby due in August.
When his wife developed a serious condition a few weeks ago, the young couple weren’t sure what to do. The crisis came down to geography.
“I was here,” he said. “And she was there.”
Wahl, 20, of the 1st [...]

BAGHDAD, Iraq (BP)–There’s strong and then there’s Army strong. Nowhere is that more evident than on the front lines of war. My experience embedding with the chaplains of the XVIII Airborne Corps solidified my belief that we have the best of the best serving overseas.
After three full days in Baghdad’s International Zone, we made our [...]

FORT DRUM, New York, (BP)–Fine sand and blinding dust swirled across the Iraqi desert, providing cover for U.S. Army soldiers to advance deeper into enemy terrain. The lead Humvee inched cautiously forward. The soldiers on point radioed to a support group behind them — and asked for a chaplain.
James White, a Southern Baptist chaplain appointed [...]

PATROL BASE DOLBY, Iraq — A group of Baumholder, Germany-based soldiers huddled around a TV set to watch a sex video, with the viewing hosted by their battalion chaplain.
Well, that’s a little misleading.
The roughly hourlong video was an installment of a Christian-based DVD series titled “Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage” [...]

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 [...]

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 all [...]