Or, as the case may be, Have Koran, or Vedas…<\/p>\n
An Army news article notes the necessary travels of military Chaplains as they travel throughout the combat area in Afghanistan serving the religious and morale needs of those in their care.\u00a0 There have been a variety of other articles on “fob-hopping,” but this one included an interesting summary of the US military Chaplaincy<\/a>:<\/p>\n The Chaplain\u2019s Corps has been around since 1775. Following the creation of the infantry as a branch of the Army, the Continental Congress acting on orders from Gen. George Washington, established the Chaplains Corps making it the second oldest branch in the U.S. Army. It was Washington\u2019s concern for the morale and moral character of his soldiers that prompted the belief that the military needed paid religious leaders to care for spiritual needs. Since then wherever there are soldiers deployed, there has been a chaplain in their midst helping them…<\/p>\n For more than 234 years, chaplains have been caring for soldiers. From Valley Forge to Afghanistan, they have provided counseling and spiritual nourishment for our military service members faced with the rigorous demands of deployments. When the death of a Soldier occurs, they comfort and they provide special religious services giving soldiers a little taste of home during the holidays. Whether they are preaching from the pulpit on Sunday morning or providing a sympathetic ear to a soldier in need, military chaplains have been and continue to be an important part of the U.S. military.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n