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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYQDSQM0Mb4 Saint Maurice's feast day is on the 22nd of September. (Two days from right now.) So for my Catholic and Coptic viewers, I present to you, this diddy on the life and martyrdom of St Maurice. Saint Maurice (also Moritz, Morris, or Mauritius) was the leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion n the 3rd century, and one of the favorite and most widely venerated saints of that group. He was the patron saint of several professions, locales, and kingdoms. He is revered in the Catholic Coptic and Orthodox churches. He is the patron saint of soldiers, veterans, armorers,...

BESMIYAH — Iraqi Army Col. Abbas Fadhil Abdul Sahib, commander, Besmiyah Combat Training Center, was recently inducted here into the Order of Saint Maurice. The Order of St. Maurice is awarded by the National Infantry Association and the Chief of Infantry of the United States Army. The award is named after Saint Maurice, the leader of the Roman Theban Legion in the 3rd century. U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Steven L. Salazar, former commanding general of MNSTC-I’s Joint Headquarters Army Advisory Training Team, presented Abbas with the Peregrinus level award, a level reserved for foreign military personnel who have served in...