A recent message indicated that 2009 had the highest number of suicides for any given year in the Army. I’d like to know what you think are the causes of this sad reality. Tell me what you think!... Read more here

Chaplain Dawud Agbere (Maj.) has a unique ministry. As one of six active-duty Muslim chaplains in the United States Army, he is assigned to be the spiritual adviser to an entire unit — even if all of its soldiers are Christian.

But Chaplain Agbere says his religion doesn’t stop him from connecting with soldiers. When he was deployed to Iraq, he said soldiers asked him for counsel on some very human issues: life, death, and the stress of war. That’s why military chaplains are trained to minister to troops of all faiths, chaplains say.... Read more here

Some may think military chaplains don’t experience the same dangers of battle or front-line experiences as other servicemembers. A chaplain seems unlikely to receive PTSD diagnosis. In his recently published book, Faith Under Fire, Army chaplain Roger Benimoff describes his experiences with post-traumatic stress disorder following his second deployment to Iraq. Redbook magazine tells his wife’s story of watching her husband, and her marriage, unravel.... Read more here

This eye-catching image shows a different side of the work of a deployed chaplain…

U.S. Army Chaplain (Capt.) Michael Wikstrom shows Afghan refugee children how to blow bubbles during an aid delivery mission in Kabul, Afghanistan. Wikstrom is assigned to the Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan. Chaplains and coalition forces frequently volunteer to distribute donated clothing, school supplies and food aid to people throughout the Kabul area. U.S. Army photo by Senior Airman Marc Lane ... Read more here

“All leaders care for Soldiers. Chaplains are leaders too, with a mission to support the commander and serve the Soldier.”

- Chaplain (Col.) Gary Moore, Fort Stewart’s installation chaplain

Barely six weeks after the Continental Congress established the Army and the first branch of the Army, the infantry, a second branch was established upon orders by General George Washington, according to Chaplain (Col.) Gary Moore, Fort Stewart’s installation chaplain.

The Army Chaplains Corps was established July 29, 1775 and for 234 years, approximately 25,000 Army Chaplains have served more than 25 million Soldiers and family Members, living up to the motto on its branch insignia, “Pro Deo et Patria,” which means, “For God and Country.”... Read more here