The Word Among Us

Advent 2007 Issue

With God in Iraq

A Day in the Life of a Military Chaplain

By: Father John J. Gayton

1000 hours (10:00 a.m.): I am traveling with a military convoy, making pastoral visits to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. First stop is their Forward Operating Base (FOB) in a central Iraq town. I set up for Mass in a corner of the busy area where the Marines eat, recreate, and do triage for the wounded.

From a kit smaller than a shoebox that I carry on my back, I pull out the olive green altar linens and the compact parts of a brushed...

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