US Navy Chaplain (CAPT) Steve Brown was once an enlisted Marine.  He wanted to serve as a Chaplain, but there are no Marine chaplains — they’re in the Navy.  So that’s what he joined.  He has served for 32 years, and his peer chaplains have recognized that service in recommending him for a servant leadership award.

The John H. Craven Servant Leadership Award is a peer-nominated award that acknowledges the significant service of a Navy chaplain who has earned the rank of Captain or Captain-select.

US Navy Chaplain (Capt) Lawrence Greenslit nominated Chaplain Brown:

“I recommended him for the award because of all the chaplains I know and I know many. Steve Brown, to me, epitomizes what it means to be a servant and to take care of people,” said Greenslit. “The first question out of Steve’s mouth is always, not how will this impact chaplains, it’s how can we best take care of people. That’s always his focus.”

Like Chaplain Brown, the award’s namesake, John Craven, was a US Navy Chaplain who served Marines in World War II and Korea.  He died in April of 2001.