In my experience, Chaplains served both their country and their God in equal measure. They never hesitated to move to the sound of the guns and provided much needed comfort to the dying at great risk to their own lives. There are times when young men need someone who will hold them in their arms.
I read about a chaplain who earned the Medal of Honor in Vietnam. He did not carry a weapon, but he went out with the soldiers and saved many wounded soldiers while under fire. How many chaplains have won the MOH?
God is rejoicing over him And with him. So much prayer for comfort of children, wives, sisters. Brothers, fellow soldiers and all who loved him and the others who died this week. I pray this will end.
I’m sad to see my Air Force son leave his wife and little 1st grade daughter and pre-k son again in Oct. He just got home in mid-Feb. He isn’t in combat, but he is away, in Qatar, working 12 hr shifts at stressful job in heat over 120. He’s been gone more than half of his kid’s lives.
It’s so hard on the military and families. It’s been so long. Sometimes I just fast forward through Special Report news when it’s about Iraq or Afghanistan. I pray every day for military and the wars, but there are times I just can’t take it, especially with our CC. God is the only answer.