If you asked Maj. Michael DuCharme why he joined the Army, he will tell you that God called him. There were few people in his family who had served; he was nearing the age requirement where he would have been too old. And, in 2002, we were already in the war, so his wife and he knew it would mean deployment, according to DuCharme.
He deployed to Baghdad first in 2004 and then again in 2006 as a Regular Army officer. He continues to serve as an active Army Reservist.
As a chaplain in Iraq, he provided religious support and counseling services for a battalion of over 1,200 soldiers, mostly military police. These soldiers were spread out all over the city of Baghdad, with some of the units stationed much further away in the region. DuCharme had to travel to visit the soldiers in the places where they resided, which meant taking the same roads the soldiers took when they went out on patrols and missions.
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