Posted on 04/08/2006 5:36:14 AM PDT by Cecily
Howard Perl, 48, a Fort Lauderdale lawyer, never saw himself as much of a worship leader.
Then again, he never thought he would be shipped to Iraq after 30 uneventful years in the Army reserve, spend Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New year, under a rain of mortar fire, or lead Friday night worship in Camp Taji, an Army post 12 miles north of Baghdad, when there wasn't a rabbi around to do the job.
In a year full of bizarre firsts, Perl says one stands out.
''It will be pretty cool to be able to celebrate Passover in Baghdad,'' said Perl, an Army captain who trains members of the Iraqi army.
(Excerpt) Read more at miami.com ...
Yeah, right.
A great story! Thank you for passing this one along - my nephew, who is Jewish, has just signed up for the Army (infantry) with hopes of going into the 82nd Airborne. I'm going to forward this to him!!
That was a comment about Alexander Alter's writing ability not about Howard Perl's service to our country.
A retired salute for your service, Howard.
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