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The final chords of religious hymns and songs grace the inside of the Soul Train an Iraqi passenger boxcar turned into a chapel as a congregation of U.S. Marines and other worshippers attend final religious services in the makeshift chapel at their base in Al Qaim, Iraq, April 12, 2006. Soul Train was recently decommissioned as the Marines chapel here. A newly constructed chapel for the battalion marked the end of the Soul Trains nearly three-year stretch as a house of prayer. The boxcar served as a chapel for many Marine and U.S. Army units that passed through the camp since Coalition Forces made their push to Baghdad in 2003. Due to the boxcars small size, Marines here say they decided to build a new, and larger, chapel to house an increasing number of worshippers. The Qaim region, located near the Syrian border in northwestern Al Anbar Province, Iraq, is where the Twentynine Palms, Calif.-based 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment provides security and mentors Iraqi Security Forces. The battalion, which arrived in Iraq more than a month ago, is part of Regimental Combat Team 7.
Photo by: Cpl. Antonio Rosas
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04/25/2006 4:14:07 PM PDT
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04/25/2006 4:14:40 PM PDT
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(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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Growing up......I recall reading a childrens series called
The Boxcar Children
. Anyone else recall those books too?
Anyhooo, It's so great that a train-car can serve as a house of worship.
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04/25/2006 4:50:07 PM PDT
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ExcursionGuy84
("Jesus, Your Love takes my breath away.")
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