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God loves soldiers. South Vietnam, November 20, 1966. Soldiers kneel during Mass at a 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry field camp near Plei Djereng. Conducting the service was the brigade's Catholic chaplain, Maj. Michael S. Filip of the Archdiocese of Detroit. Photo credit: Allen Fasholdt, Stars and Stripes (120909)

Simply get "to know someone who lives the Muslim life." May I introduce you to Captain (Chaplain) Sharior Rahman, United States Air Force. He has said, "My calling came over a number of events, namely 9-11. Here I am, I love serving my country, I love being here, but for the week after that, some people treated me differently. They were either scared of me or wanted to harm me. Out of that my calling is to teach the truth of what is Islam. All it takes is getting to know someone who lives the Muslim life. That one step will break down barriers and build relationships." Chaplain Sharior Rahman, Captain, USAF. (120909)

Divine.

Children understand. A friend sent me this photo of a very young child praying, obviously the product of a wonderful family. I do not know who took the photo, but it is a most moving one.

In God We Trust, and we want our chaplain too! Look at this guy --- he looks tougher than nails, and he probably is. Meet Navy Captain Conrad Targonski, the new the assistant chief of staff for religious ministries. Here is receiving a Meritorious Service Medal with a gold star in lieu of a third award for the program he ran with 3rd Marine Division, based in Okinawa, Japan. I did a story on chaplains in the Korean War, "God traveled with us and we knew it." Read that and you'll see how important our military chaplains are to our troops. Get 'em to heaven, skipper!

Life is precious, our children are precious. I wrote your name on a piece of paper, but by accident I threw it away. I wrote your name on my hand, but it washed away. I wrote your name in the sand, but the waves whispered it away. I wrote your name in my heart, and forever it will stay. God bless. Thank you God.

A "Servant of God." Father Emil Kapuan celebrates Holy Mass in the field in the early days of the Korean War. He was sent to Korea in July 1950, just after the North Korean invasion. In November, he was captured and held as a POW. He served as a POW for seven months, nursing the sick and wounded until a blood clot in his leg prevented his daily rounds. He died as a POW in May 1951. The paperwork has begun to canonize him as a "Servant of God." Presented by Father Kapuan org. I did a story on chaplains in the Korean War, "God traveled with us and we knew it." Read that and you'll see how important our military chaplains are to our troops

Our military chaplains, wanted, needed. Lt. Cmdr. James L. Johnson, USN, chaplain for 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, USMC, kneels before a lighted cross before an evening prayer service here. "The honor, privilege and challenge of serving with the Marines are things that truly make for an amazing occupation, and I am here to assist them and be a counsel for them wherever they may go," said Johnson. Photo credit: Cpl. Dean Davis, USMC (122608)

Prayer a ritual before patrol: Airmen come together for a prayer November 4, 2008 at Forward Operating Base Falcon near Baghdad, Iraq. The Airmen traditionally pray before heading out on their mission to police the Abu T'shir area of the city where they partner with the Iraqi police. Photo credit: PO2 Todd Frantom, USN.

Every day a test. This young Iraqi boy has just challenged one of the Lord's workers, Chapel Assistant Senior Airman Charles Woford, in a soccer match outside Sather AB, Iraq, in June 2008. Every day is a test, even for the Lord's workers. Looks like Woford gave it his best. After brushing off the dust and dirt, he gets up again and gets ready for the next one Nice work kid. Keep him on his toes! Photo credit: TSgt. Jeffret Allen.

Communities need God's guidance. Rochester, New York police sergeant Clifton Manns, Sr., left raises his hand in prayer with other police officers at the New Life Fellowship on June 21, 2008. More than 200 police officers, church pastors and community members gathered to ask God's help in ending community violence. One idea motivating this was to bring everyone together to teach community members those God-taught values to counter negative cultures advocated from so many other sources. Photo credit: Carlos Ortiz, staff photographer, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.

First things first. Capt. Jonathon Knoedler, a squadron chaplain from Portland, Oregon, leads soldiers in prayer April 26, 2008, before a logistics mission to downtown Baghdad. Photo credit: 4 BCT, 10th Mountain.

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