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The Journey of a Vision
February 23, 2021 — “One day God spoke to me and said, ‘Go to Africa.’ And I literally did just that.” It really was that simple. In 2000, Alfie Jelks said he boarded a plane to Uganda with nothing more than the desire to help people, a man’s name and a few suitcases full of humanitarian aid... MORE

Chaplain “coming home” to South Carolina after 20 years of military service
February 4, 2021 — “Lt. Col. Randal Johnson has dedicated more than two decades of selfless service to his nation,” said Maj. Gen. Jonathan Woodson, Commander of Army Reserve Medical Command. “We are grateful for the sacrifices his wife Lisa, and children, Hillary, Kayla, and Christa have endured to support his service.”... MORE

It's really about a calling: Chaplain Colin Durham
June 25, 2020 — In 2009, Colin Durham's wife looked over at him and said, "I think you should go into the Army as a chaplain. The Army needs chaplains because you know, we're at war." He looked back at her and said, "Look, I'm way too old." The 44-year old was living in South Carolina with his two children and running a successful residential development company that he built from a construction business nearly 20 years before... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve CH (Maj.) Colin Durham, a chaplain with the 335th Signal Command (Theater), poses for a portrait at East Point, Georgia, May 28, 2020.

Holocaust Remembrance Day
April 19, 2020 — 3D MC(DS) Chaplain (CPT) Yitzchak Hochman on Remembrance Day. Victor Frankl was a survivor of the holocaust. He not only endured the most horrific tortures possible, but emerged from the ashes mighty, unbearably resilient. Rather than being crushed by the German’s oppression, he found unbelievable humanity, and strength of character, and even freedom, “We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms -- to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.”... MORE

The U.S. Congress established Days of Remembrance as the nation's annual commemoration of the Holocaust.

Public Law 96-388 established the United States Holocaust Memorial Council and authorizes the actions of the council. Each year the President of the United States also issues a Presidential Proclamation for the observance.

7th MSC Chaplain trailblazes candidate program in Europe
January 24, 2020 — Across Army ranks in the United States, the Chaplain Candidate Program helps U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers train to become an Army Chaplain while simultaneously training for the ministry. But the program never existed in Europe, until recently... MORE

Newly appointed U.S. Army Reserve Chaplain (1st Lt.) Gabriel Pech, 7th Mission Support Command, receives the Army Chaplain cross from his wife, Hannah, while the U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains, Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Thomas L. Solhjem looks on, during a pinning ceremony held at the Daenner Kaserne Chapel in Kaiserslautern, Germany on January 22, 2020. Pech was the first U.S. Army Reserve officer to complete the Chaplain Candidate Program in Europe.

Change of stole ceremony welcomes new USACAPOC(A) chaplain
November 20, 2019 — The incoming command chaplain is Chaplain Lt. Col. Richard James, who comes to USACAPOC(A) from the 100th Training Division (Leader Development) at Fort Knox, Ky. He replaces Chaplain Col. Bruce Sidebotham, who has been the command chaplain since 2017. Sidebotham, who joined the Army in 1981, is retiring... MORE

LRMC chaplain to 7th MSC: Dream big, find your rhythm
May 10, 2018 — “Go big!” That was the message from Chaplain Col. Karen Meeker, the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center command chaplain, to 7th Mission Support Command Soldiers and civilians. ... MORE

Army Reserve chaplain leads Passover in Afghanistan
April 11, 2018 — The crackling of unleavened bread, the bitterness of horseradish and the pouring of grape juice; these are not typical of an average meal at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, but for Passover this is an exception... MORE

Flooded with grace, Army Reserve captain named chaplain of the year
July 23, 2017 — In August 2016, more than 20 inches of rainfall caused a massive flood in Louisiana, submerging thousands of homes and businesses. According to the Red Cross, it was considered the worst natural disaster to strike the United States since Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast four years prior. The Federal Government intervened to provide relief rescue, but one U.S. Army Reserve chaplain in particular visited flooded homes to provide spiritual relief to the Baton Rouge, Louisiana... MORE

Capt. Doug Daspit, U.S. Army Reserve chaplain for the 321st Sustainment Brigade located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, poses for a portrait in knee-deep water after receiving the Chaplain of the Year award during the Reserve Officers Association National Convention in Crystal City, Virginia, July 22, 2017. Daspit was nominated for his response to recent Baton Rouge floods, providing one-on-one pastoral counseling to 38 Soldiers and their affected families. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Audrey Hayes)

Family, faith power Army Reserve chaplain
June 26, 2017 — Army chaplain (Maj.) Timothy Elliott might not be where he is today without the support of his family... MORE

Chap. (Maj.) Timothy Elliott, Strong Bonds program manager for the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, addresses couples during a 99th Regional Support Command Strong Bonds event Jan. 27-29 in Baltimore, Maryland. Strong Bonds is a unit-based, chaplain-led program which assists commanders in building individual resiliency by strengthening the Army Family. The core mission of the Strong Bonds program is to increase individual Soldier and Family member readiness through relationship education and skills training.

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