Posted on 09/29/2004 10:09:12 AM PDT by Horatio Gates
Father Tim Vakoc was severely injured in Iraq on May 29, when the Humvee he was driving back to his base at Mosul Airfield in Iraq detonated an explosive device. He continues to recover at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Vakoc is believed to be the first military chaplain wounded in Iraq.
Vakoc suffered a severe brain injury and lost his right eye. He will most likely be permanantly paralyzed on the right side of his body. As of 9/22/04 he was in critical but stable condition.
Tell him we are praying for him!
I wish I could tell him but he's at Walter Reed. I have a close friend who is a military chaplain so I've taken a bit of a personal interest in this sad situation. I have some connections with Fort Lewis where Father Vakoc was recently stationed so I hear things once and a while.
Prayers to St. Michael...
Father Vakoc will be in my prayers.
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