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Military service a testimony of faith
You may have guessed by his accent that Chaplain (Maj.) David Waweru is not native to the United States of America. But, where is he from? How did he find himself serving in the U.S. Army and deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom? “I was born and raised in Kenya, Africa, in a small village about 20 miles west of the capital city of Nairobi,” Waweru, the 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade chaplain. “I … Read entire article »
Filed under: Immigration, Military, Religion
Captain Dale A Goetz KIA
Department of Defense The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of five soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Aug. 30 in the Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. All were based at Fort Carson, Colo. Killed were: Capt. Dale A Goetz, 43, of White, S.D. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Military, War on Terror
Priest Called to Serve – in the Army
Hornell Evening Tribune story by Rob Montana, photo by Lynn Brennan June will mark four years since Father Patrick VanDurme first arrived in the Canisteo Valley — it also will mark his departure. VanDurme, 42, made the first public announcement of his departure at Saturday’s 4:30 p.m. Mass at St. Ann’s Church, and will tell parishioners the same thing at this morning’s worship service. He is leaving to become a full-time Army chaplain, and will be entering three months … Read entire article »
Filed under: Catholic Church, Military, Religion
Father Martin C. Hoehn
Silver Star WW II: Hoehn, Martin C. HQ, XX Corps, G.O. No. 40 (1944) Silver Star Korea: Father Hoehn was a chaplain with my father’s unit in World War II. He and Dad resumed correspondence in the late 1970′s or early 1980′s. Fr. Hoehn won a Silver Star in both World War II and Korea. Dad’s story of the WWII award was this: Father Marty was part of an HQ convoy that was ambushed by some Krauts from a grove of trees. Father Marty always carried a .45. He rallied the cooks and clerks, hollered “Let’s get the bastards!” and led a charge that routed the Germans. The Korea award was for his actions in the long walk back from the “frozen Chosin”. Chaplain Martin C. Hoehn, Roman Catholic, serving with a portion of the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Heroes, Military, World War II
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