Today as America remembers the attack of the sudden and unproved attack of the Japanese Imperial Naval Air forces upon the Pear Harbor U.S. military installations, some families preserve more personal memories of that day. Or the day before. There was a Continue Reading
September 20, 2011 Leave a Comment
A Zero Dark Thirty Faith
It's zero dark thirty—that means really, really early in the morning, in Army speak. I am sipping on a cup of McDonald's premium coffee, mercifully open 24-7, right next to the installation, catering to soldiers who are up early to do "PT" (physical Continue Reading
December 5, 2009
A Company of Heroes and the Hope We Have in Winning the War
This morning’s Wall Street Journal article, “Hasan’s Army Unit Ships Out” proves what many of us have known: When you are in the presence of the overwhelming majority of men and women in the US military, it is most fitting, to use the words that Continue Reading
Grace in the Trenches: Chaplains on the Front Lines of the Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
The senior chaplain came to me for counseling, struggling with how he would face the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT). I put my hand on his shoulder and looked him square in the eyes, "Chaplain, this nation needs you to stand strong for your Continue Reading