Veterans bring the war home

By 27 December 2011. Filed in News & Commentary.

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Veterans bring the war home – Sacramento Living – Sacramento Food and Wine, Home, Health | Sacramento Beehttp://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/25/4145020/veterans-bring-the-war-home.htmlCHICAGO — It was just after midnight when former Marine Cpl. James Dahan was awakened by a faint noise in the distance.

Except for the glare of his flashlight, there was darkness all around as he crept from room to room, searching for an unknown enemy.

Windows sealed: check. Doors locked: check. Building secure: check.

Yet with people pacing about upstairs, voices he did not recognize billowing through the walls and the incessant roar of traffic outside, he dared not fall asleep. So he stayed up all night repeating the routine over and over again.

Dahan returned from Iraq seven years ago. But the horrors of war followed him home.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/25/4145020/veterans-bring-the-war-home.html#storylink=cpy

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Donations sought for stained-glass tribute to troops

By 27 December 2011. Filed in News & Commentary.

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FayObserver.com - Donations sought for stained-glass tribute to troops

FayObserver.com – Donations sought for stained-glass tribute to troopshttp://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2011/12/25/1144928?sac=MilThe final push is under way to raise money for a stained-glass window for the 82nd Airborne Division Chapel honoring the service of paratroopers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Army says religious head coverings are fine in JROTC

By 27 December 2011. Filed in News & Commentary.

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Army says religious head coverings are fine in JROTC - Stripes Central - Stripes

Army says religious head coverings are fine in JROTC – Stripes Central – Stripeshttp://www.stripes.com/blogs/stripes-central/stripes-central-1.8040/army-says-religious-head-coverings-are-fine-in-jrotc-1.164363The Army has decided religious head coverings fit in with Defense Department standards on religious practice – at least at the high school level.
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Soldier surprises his kids at school while on leave for the holidays

By 27 December 2011. Filed in News & Commentary.

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Soldier surprises his kids at school while on leave for the holidays - Lodi News-Sentinel: News

Soldier surprises his kids at school while on leave for the holidays – Lodi News-Sentinel: Newshttp://www.lodinews.com/news/article_63e19f0d-a107-5680-a6ec-477851dccf90.htmlPrincipal Celeste Borcher had a stern look in her eye as she lectured a group of third and sixth-graders on the lawn outside the office at Erma B. Reese Elementary School.

“There’s a third-grade class and a sixth-grade class that are not doing what they are supposed to be. So we have to take class time to get you out here,” she said. “And I’m pretty disappointed in you. We just had a Lifeskills assembly this week, and here we are not behaving ourselves. Are you understanding what I’m saying?”

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Minister offers comfort when holidays are difficult

By 27 December 2011. Filed in News & Commentary.

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FAITH AND VALUES: Minister offers comfort when holidays are difficult | The Leaf Chronicle – Clarksville, Tenn., and Fort Campbell | theleafchronicle.com

FAITH AND VALUES: Minister offers comfort when holidays are difficult | The Leaf Chronicle – Clarksville, Tenn., and Fort Campbell | theleafchronicle.comhttp://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20111224/NEWS01/112240318Miller says he is just a regular pastor, like his colleagues in the Clarksville community. Most local pastors, though, have not put in 30 years in the Army, much of that as a military chaplain.

Miller, now on inactive duty and also called Lt. Col. Miller, commented, “My training in the military prepared me more than the seminary did in how to bring comfort to those hurting and suffering loss, including at Christmas time. As an example, bringing a family the news that a loved one has died makes you grow up fast, and it’s worse at Christmas.”

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WLB welcomes chaplain home

By 27 December 2011. Filed in News & Commentary.

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WLB welcomes chaplain home - Lincoln, IL - Lincoln Courier

WLB welcomes chaplain home – Lincoln, IL – Lincoln Courierhttp://www.lincolncourier.com/mobiletopstories/x545130464/WLB-welcomes-chaplain-homeMajor Barry Wright, chaplain for the 219th Field Surveillance Brigade, speaks softly, but carries a big stick and a timeless message.

“That’s my holy man stick,” he explained Wednesday as he walked through West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School. “In the Bible, every holy man carried a stick. It was given to me, and I carried it through Iraq.”

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Cantor, chaplain in Army National Guard, awaits orders

By 22 December 2011. Filed in News & Commentary.

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Cantor, chaplain in Army National Guard, awaits orders | j. the Jewish news weekly of Northern California

Cantor, chaplain in Army National Guard, awaits orders | j. the Jewish news weekly of Northern Californiahttp://www.jweekly.com/article/full/63843/cantor-chaplain-in-army-national-guard-awaits-orders/After growing up in Manhattan, David Frommer moved to the Middle East and joined the Israeli army. Now a San Francisco resident, he might be heading back to the Middle East — this time possibly to Kuwait — as a member of the Army National Guard.

Frommer, 30, is a cantor and a military chaplain. In fact, he’s been told that he’s the first cantor to serve as a chaplain in any of the U.S. armed services.

“In early spring, New York will send the 27th Infantry Brigade combat team to Kuwait for one year,” Frommer said. “The speculation is that from there we may be sent to Iraq or Afghanistan, as needed, to train soldiers from those countries. But it’s impossible to know for sure at this point.”

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A National Treasure: The Privilege to Minister at the U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School, Fort Jackson, SC

By 22 December 2011. Filed in News & Commentary.

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A National Treasure: The Privilege to Minister at the U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School, Fort Jackson, SC | Dr. Michael A. Milton's Blog

A National Treasure: The Privilege to Minister at the U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School, Fort Jackson, SC | Dr. Michael A. Milton’s Bloghttp://michaelmilton.org/2011/12/20/a-national-treasure-the-privilege-to-minister-at-the-u-s-army-chaplain-center-and-school-fort-jackson-sc/Plutarch wrote, “The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.”Sacred fires—keen minds—are being kindled at the US Army Chaplain Center and School. And I get a front row seat at what I believe is a national treasure. The US Army Chaplain Center and School prepares chaplains for service to “God and Country” through expressing ministry to soldiers and families (and as I saw in a recent photo, little Afghani children). I will tell you why I am honored and humbled to serve here and why I believe it is indeed a national treasure:

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Former soldier convicted on two murder charges

By 22 December 2011. Filed in Chaplain Assistants, News & Commentary.

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Former soldier convicted on two murder charges - Crime & Courts - TheState.com

Former soldier convicted on two murder charges – Crime & Courts – TheState.comhttp://www.thestate.com/2011/12/22/2087837/former-soldier-convicted-on-two.htmlA former soldier has been found guilty on two counts of murder for shooting two Hispanic men in their yard in July 2010.

A Richland County jury deliberated the case for more than two days after a week-long trial.

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2011/12/22/2087837/former-soldier-convicted-on-two.html#storylink=cpy

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Running for the challenge

By 22 December 2011. Filed in News & Commentary.

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DVIDS - News - Running for the challenge

DVIDS – News – Running for the challengehttp://www.dvidshub.net/news/81663/running-challenge#.TvOCImMr2nABAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — Service members wear the same thing while they run, but they don’t run for the same reasons. Shortly after arriving, U.S. Army Chaplain (Maj.) Stanton Trotter, of La Palma, Calif., threw down the 82nd Challenge—running the perimeter of the airfield 82 times during the deployment.

Measuring roughly 7.5 miles, at first glance it doesn’t seem too extreme, especially to the avid runner. With a total test of 600 miles, the T-shirt payoff may seem insignificant.

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