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A divine calling: Capt. Kyu James Lee's service to his Soldiers
October 20, 2023 — Capt. Kyu James Lee, from Seattle, Washington, stands as a living testament to the enduring alliance between South Korea and the United States. Born and raised in South Korea, Lee's journey is imbued with a profound gratitude towards the U.S. Army. ... MORE

56th Artillery Command Army Reserve chaplain promoted to lieutenant colonel
July 13, 2023 — Lt. Col. Bradley Bruce, 56th Artillery Command (56th AC) chaplain, was promoted to lieutenant colonel during a ceremony hosted by Maj. Gen. Stephen Maranian, commanding general of the 56th Artillery Command, at Clay Kaserne Chapel on June 29... MORE

Through adversity, triumph: A chaplain's tale
December 31, 2022 — Capt. James B. Drake, a chaplain in the 841st Engineer Battalion Headquarters, graduated from the Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS), one of the most difficult courses in the military, on Jan. 27 at Camp Mackall, North Carolina, despite a troubling earlier prognosis. ... MORE

Through adversity, triumph: An Army Reserve chaplain's tale

Building the Engineer Soul
October 17, 2022 — Through weeks of 12-hour days, 100-plus degree temperatures, raging weather, and impossible demands in foreign lands, 412th Theater Engineer Command (TEC) Soldiers look to a specialist of spirit to provide guidance, an attentive ear, and hope... MORE

Army Reserve chaplaincy: a career of conversations
February 1, 2022 — As a youngster, chaplain (Lt. Col.) Scott Hagen didn’t have aspirations of becoming a man of the cloth—in fact he was certain his life was going to take a much different path. “This wasn’t where I was planning on going. If you’d asked me in the 1990s if I was going to seminary I would’ve said ‘no way,’” the Roseville, Minnesota, native explained... MORE

Fast-forwarding event nudges priest to chaplaincy
January 28, 2022 — His friends and family members use words such as joyous, humorous, goofy, warm, spiritual and approachable to describe him. Add planner, organizer, administrator and dependable to that list. Those are the adjectives that Lt. Col. Paul Weberg hopes those who know him best use to define him. Weberg is the new 88th Readiness Division command chaplain... MORE

Career comes full circle for Army Reserve chaplain
December 22, 2021 — This U.S. Army Reserve chaplain’s storied career will come full circle at Fort Snelling, Minn., Col. Joseph Burton will retire as the command chaplain of the 88th Readiness Division based at Fort Snelling on Feb. 28, 2022. His first Reserve assignment was in 1999 as the chaplain for the 114th Combat Support Hospital based at Fort Snelling after he transferred to the Reserve from the Arizona Air National Guard... MORE

Colonel Joseph Burton, the command chaplain for the 88th Readiness Division, provides the invocation during the wreath laying ceremony honoring former President James A. Garfield, in Cleveland, Ohio, November 13, 2021. Each year, near the anniversary of Garfield's birth, Lake View Cemetery hosts a ceremony honoring the life and legacy of the man who served as president from March to September 1881.

David Montes Jr.: Soldier, Project Manager, and now, Chaplain candidate
August 5, 2021 — David Montes Jr. has answered a panoply of calls from Soldiers throughout his 22-year Army career. Two years ago, Montes decided to answer another, much higher call: to become a Chaplain. His decision to answer this particular call has placed him on a new path as a Chaplain candidate in the U.S. Army Reserve... MORE

Army Master Sergeant David Montes Jr. poses for a photo in front of the Far East District headquarters building, prior to his commission at the Far East District Compound in Seoul, August 31, 2018.

Keeping morale up amid COVID-19
May 13, 2021 — Being in a deployed environment can cause stress but luckily Soldiers can depend on the MWR and USO for time to relax and decompress with things such as video games, musical instruments and a place to hang out with friends. Due to the coronavirus, using USO and MWR facilities became very limited. Sometimes they were completely closed... MORE

1st TSC family life chaplain blends theology, psychology to help Soldiers
May 6, 2021 — Army Reserve Maj. Eric Hughes, deployed here and serving as the 1st Theater Sustainment Command's operational command post family life chaplain, was reluctant to follow his vocation... MORE

Army Reserve Maj. Eric Hughes, deployed to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, with the Indianapolis-based 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), to serve as the 1st Theater Sustainment Command's operational command post family life chaplain, speaks at an April 14, 2021 training for the camp's chaplains and enlisted religious affairs specialists. Hughes said he heard the call to ministry during his 2005-2006 deployment to Bagram, Afghanistan, as a Kansas Air National Guard staff sergeant and munitions technician assigned to A-10 Thunderbolts and AC-130s.

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