As previously noted, Fort Hood has opened the first phase of a 7 year, $27 million dollar effort to support the spiritual and resilience needs of US Army Soldiers.  The campus will provide the largest facility in the US Army with the ability to serve the largest Army population in the service.

Chief of Chaplains Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Don Rutherford joined III Corps and Fort Hood Commanding General Lt. Gen. Don Campbell Jr., III Corps and Fort Hood Command Sgt. Major Arthur L. Coleman Jr., Fort Hood chaplains and members from the community for the dedication ceremony, which officially opened The Spirit of Fort Hood Warrior and Family Chapel Campus.

Chaplain Rutherford praised the Army’s support of the Chaplaincy, which supports Army Soldiers.

“This campus is the latest development for the chaplaincy to serve Fort Hood,” Rutherford said. “It brings Soldiers to God and God to Soldiers.”

“Resiliency is about finding God,” he said. “This facility is about finding God.”

Chaplains are arguably one of the most needed — and one of the most undermanned — assets in the military right now.  They serve because there is a need — a need expressed by the members of the US military deployed in combat and returning home.  The time and effort spent in this support of US servicemembers is one example of the US military’s efforts to support the religious freedom of all of its servicemembers.