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  • Face of Defense: Chaplain Brings Unique Perspective

    08/17/2009 4:50:37 PM PDT · by SandRat · 5 replies · 683+ views
    Face of Defence ^ | Melissa Bower
    FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Aug. 17, 2009 – Ten years ago, when he was a battalion commander at Fort Sill, Okla., then–Army Col. Jim Davis received a call that the Army had a new chaplain for his soldiers -- and he was Muslim. Chaplain (Maj.) Dawud Agbere and his family pose outside of their home in Normandy Village on Fort Leavenworth, Kan., Aug. 11, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Prudence Siebert  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. The 400 soldiers with 6th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery, although mostly Christian, trusted Chaplain Dawud Agbere right away, said Davis, now an assistant professor...