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A Member of a Team 9 Jul 2009 | 08:14 am
I am an American Soldier. I am a Warrior and a member of a team. I serve the people of the United States and live the Army Values. (the rest of the Soldier’s Creed is appended) The term, “I am a warr...
Untitled 6 Jul 2009 | 02:20 pm
New article on the 779th's deployment in the Tallahassee Democrat.
In the Company of Heroes 6 Jul 2009 | 08:07 am
After the farewell extravaganza in Tallahassee (see blog entry), a reporter asked me what it felt like to be a hero, or words to that effect. “I’m no hero,” I replied right away. I thought, We haven’t...
An American Soldier 4 Jul 2009 | 01:54 pm
This is the first installment of a series of reflections I have undertaken to write, based on "The Soldier's Creed." Some, like this one, will have an appeal to the Army values and patriotism, but mos...
How Rumors Start 29 May 2009 | 03:46 pm
The first few days up here is a whirl of standing in long lines for chow, then more long lines for record checks, finance, insurance, wills and powers of attorney, and assorted other administrative ch...
Blessing the Troops 27 May 2009 | 03:45 pm
Following is the prayer I wrote for this morning's send-off ceremony at the state capitol. "Most merciful and gracious God, "We thank you for the many blessings you have bestowed upon us. All of our...
A Moving Send-Off 27 May 2009 | 02:43 pm
Well, we're off. Today the 779th Engnieer Battalion was sent off for duty in Iraq with a moving ceremony and the gratitude of a city and state. At 1000 this morning we had a ceremony in a big courtyar...
Ramping Up For Iraq 9 Apr 2009 | 08:02 am
For the past three weeks, I’ve been at the Camp Blanding Joint Training Center with my unit, for a five-week pre-mobilization trainup. Pre-mob means that we will be mobilizing soon, and deploying to I...
Army Chaplain: Mule or Prius? 4 Dec 2008 | 06:27 pm
In the course of CH-BOLC, we have written lots of papers on the topics of our instruction. This is one paper I recently submitted, on the subject, "The Professional Ethic Of an Army Chaplain." Our dir...
Pray That God Will Make Me Adequate 1 Dec 2008 | 11:19 pm
A young chaplain named Clark Poling wrote his to his father, “I know I shall have your prayers, but please don’t pray simply that God will keep me safe. War is dangerous business. Pray that God will m...
