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U News from the Field Archive Index 

From Chaplain Neal Goldsborough, Camp Arijan, Kuwait , Spring 2005
“I am living in the real life version of MASH. Several times a day the whoop whoop whoop of a medevac helicopter electrifies our casualty receiving department and a highly trained crew of men and women scrambles through the mini sandstorm of the rotor wash to bring another injured service member to the finest military hospital in theatre. Let me tell you about two remarkable young people I met this week...”
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From Chaplain Frank Wismer, 01 February 2005
“While I was in Iraq, I initiated weekly worship services at St. George's Anglican Church in Baghdad. I was the only non-Arabic speaking member of the congregation. The ongoing pastor there is Maher Dakhil who served as my linguist in the congregation and with whom I shared a family meal each week. This is his note to me regarding the Iraqi elections. It is eloquent in its simplicity...”
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Update from Camp Victory, Baghdad,
Chaplain Mike Williams, 29 January 2005
“It's a faith rekindling experience to beseech the Lord in this environment where the stakes are so high—for the service men and women I'm here to serve as well as for the Iraqi people and potentially for me personally. I give thanks to God for this opportunity and rejoice in the privilege of being here at this historic time...”
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Notes on the run, Chaplain Will Hood, 28 December 2004
“I have been traveling around the country a bit. I had the opportunity to go to the far western part of the country to visit one of the more isolated forward operating bases. The journey is over vast stretches of desert. It is an expansive sea of reddish desert sand and dunes. It is a dry and thirsty place desolate of much life...”
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News from the Field, Chaplain David Sivret, December 2004
“On December 21st, at approximately 1200 noon I had just sat down to have lunch with Maj. Nelson, the Battalion's Chief Medical Officer. I had just said grace when I saw a bright flash. I don't know how long it was before I woke up on the floor about ten feet from where I had been sitting down. I looked around, keeping my head down. Then I realized that I couldn't hear. I got up and started doing what God has give me to do: minister to soldiers and civilians alike...”
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Notes on the run, from Chaplain Will Hood,
15 November 2004
“I have learned a lot from the Psalmist out here. I think I am beginning in some small ways to understand their cries to the Lord; their laments, praises and hope. As I anointed a young Marine who was dying today I read the 23rd Psalm and was awe struck at the words...”
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Notes on the Run, from Chaplain Will Hood,
03 November 2004
“I have watched the worship here with some interest. In many ways, except for the rocket attacks and uniforms, it is much like any other worshiping community back home. However, I have noticed something very interesting. Here in the desert amongst all the harshness, stress and long days worship is that one place where people gather to encounter the Holy. They gather out of the business, pace and even struggle to stop as a community of faith and remember who they are; children of God loved and saved by grace...”
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Praying and Trusting God, from Chaplain Will Hood,
20 October 2004
“Part of what I do as a chaplain over here is cover the Shock Surgical Trauma Platoon. It consists of Surgeons, nurses, corpsman and a full staff of medical. When we have a causality medivaced to us the team goes into high gear. It's kind of like MASH on TV, except its real. My role is to bring comfort to the wounded, and dying. Unfortunately we have had too many of both...”
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“It's the little stuff”, from Chaplain Will Hood, October 2004
“Well I'm 5 days into it. It's been a interesting transition. There have been 3 rocket attacks on our base, wounded and dying medvaced in and lots to keep me busy. For the last few days I have been limping along with a sore foot from the new boots. Everyday I have tried to moleskin, tape, even bang the boots on the concrete until this morning. As I was yet again fiddling with my boots I thought that perhaps a change in insoles would help...”
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Morning of Day 3, from Chaplain Will Hood, 03 October 2004
“Indeed I am here. That stark reality was driven home last evening. As I was headed for dinner in my jet lag stupor I was called to the surgical trauma center. We had incoming casualties. Kids who had been ambushed and medivaced to us. As the doctors, nurses and corpsman responded I met and prayed over the conscious patients and was invited to the OR during the surgery to pray for the young soldier and treatment team...”
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“In Baghdad, U.S. Army chaplain sees God at work in war zone”, Chaplain Reese Hutcheson, July 2004
"Images of the Iraqi children come to mind when I think of Iraqis. They are beautiful, with large eyes that seem to invite you in. They smile, wave and ask about "Arnold" (Schwarzenegger). They are full of questions about America. I have also seen children eating castaway food in garbage piles, and that hurts. How they can run around barefoot on the hot, hot asphalt is beyond me..."
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Anglican Prayer beads sent to Chaplain Rich Schweinsburg, Summer 2004
“Grace and Peace in Our Lord Jesus Christ to the family at Heavenly Rest! On Wednesday I received a package of Prayer Beads from you, and I must tell you how blessed I feel ! Your wonderful gift, a labor of love and care for our service members overseas, is greatly appreciated, and received with heartfelt thanks...”
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School Supplies for Iraqi children sent to Chaplain Gian-Stefano Martin, Winter 2003
“I want to let you know that several of the boxes that you sent have arrived here in Iraq. I read the nice note that you wrote on the outside of the box. Lieutenant Heiser... is already making plans to lead a convoy out to the school and distribute the supplies and clothing to the kids...”
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Letter to the St. George family from Chaplain Chris Coats, June 2003
“As I write this email it is monday morning the last day of June, so far today we have had no sand storms. (of course it's only 0820. The temp is already in the high 90's so this day will probably be like yesterday, hot and windy with sand storms, except yesterday I was out and about doing my chaplain duties. Things are, as I'm sure you've seen in the news, not very safe here right now...”
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Letter to Bishop Packard from Chaplain Frank Wismer, 2003
“Baghdad is located about an hour's drive North of the ancient city of Babylon. I have been fortunate to have visited the sight and stood on the spot where Daniel was fed to the lions and seen the wall where he interpreted the writing that appeared. I have also been permitted to coordinate a trip to Babylon for the entire staff...”
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Letter to Bishop Packard from Chaplain Frank Wismer, 2003
“I have arrived in Kuwait City and have been assigned to ORHA-The Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance. In the next day or two we will be traveling to Baghdad to begin our work. I will be working as the Chaplain to ORHA and also providing input on the religious landscape in Iraq...”
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Letter to Bishop Packard from Chaplain William Graham, Ret., 2003
“Today, at 5:30 P.M., I celebrated our mid-week Eucharist that included prayers for our military, for humanity and for our enemies. And a healing service at the end of the HE...”
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Letter to Bishop Packard from Chaplain Joseph Czolgosz, 2003
“As a chaplain in the health care theater, large acute-care setting, I appreciate your disciplined efforts to share with others of us your experience in responding to the demands this war is placing on people on the front lines. We've had six associates called up from our facility...”
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Letter to Bishop Packard from Chaplain Andrew Osmun, April 2003
“The emails that I have received from your office have been balm to a wounded soul —simply because this war has resonated with my 9 months down at Ground Zero— the smoke, debris, bodies, smells —and the expressions on faces...”
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Letter to Bishop Packard from Chaplain Bill Schooler,
April 2003
“I also wanted to comment on your Chaplain Quicknote for April 01, 03. For some time I have been struggling with the concept of separating the doer from the deed, thinking that I could support the troops but disagree with what they were doing...”
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