Chaplain Journals

[...] . This is one paper I recently submitted, on the subject, "The Professional Ethic Of an Army Chaplain." Our directions were to answer certain questions, and reference certain external [...]

[...] ; Talk about de ja vu all over again. Here we go again, back in the military, this time as an Army Chaplain, with the Florida National Guard. A few Sundays ago, we bid our farewells at my last service [...]

[...] me adequate!” As he wrote those words, the young RCA (Reformed Church in America) pastor and Army chaplain was being deployed with his unit. Aboard the ship, Clark became friends with fellow first [...]

[...] of defending not only our freedoms but those barely stirring half a world away, the American soldier is TIME's Person of the Year.” Forty years after Vietnam, the American People have rekindled [...]

[...] 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 [...]

[...] it a safer place. Nonetheless, there are still people there who live only to see another American soldier die, so it is not exactly a safe place. Just safer. As you pray for me and the soldiers of [...]

[...] . We're American soldiers.’” We’re not like the others, the Soldier was saying. You can count on us to be humane, even [...]

[...] in a fruitful ministry aboard the transport ship Dorchester, serving the spiritual needs of American soldiers headed to the uncertainties of a violent battlefield. On February 3, 1943, the Dorchester [...]

[...] the final angle and set my foot to neutral (90 degrees). That was good. I also started physical therapy the same day. That was bad. Physical therapy, many people already know, is the realm of [...]

[...] off to another training area, I reported to TMC. By the time I was referred to Physical Therapy, it was close to 0900. The PT doc had me lay face down, and prodded. “Ow!” I yelled. [...]

[...] , based on "The Soldier's Creed." Some, like this one, will have an appeal to the Army values and patriotism, but most will also include a devotional aspect as well. I welcome any comments . [...]

[...] . I am a Warrior and a member of a team. I serve the people of the United States and live the Army Values. I will always place the mission first. I will never accept defeat. I will never quit. I will [...]

[...] ). After finishing the school, I’ll spend a few months on active duty with my unit, the 779th Engineer Battalion out of Tallahassee, and then we will be deploying to Iraq in late spring for a year. [...]

[...] not exactly a safe place. Just safer. As you pray for me and the soldiers of the 779th Engineer Battalion, I ask you to go back to the top and read Chaplain Poling’s request to his father. [...]

[...] had late nights and early mornings, with few breaks in the pace. Some reporters from the Tallahassee Democrat stayed with us for a few days early on. They even wrote an article about the suicide [...]

[...] New article on the 779th's deployment in the Tallahassee Democrat. [...]

[...] fallen comrade. I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills. I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself. I am an expert and I am a [...]

[...] fallen comrade. I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills. I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself. I am an expert and I am a [...]

“You know, the last time I did this was in Ranger School,” I remarked to one of my fellow chaplains. We were all standing in line, waiting (someth [...]