Camp Marmal Marines Baptized in Afghanistan
Just one day after their cross was pulled down from their chapel, five US Marines were baptized in Camp Marmal in a public affirmation of their faith:
[A] congregation of worshipers…witnessed the five service members publicly proclaim their belief in a higher power.
At the conclusion of the service, each service member was baptized individually, taking a backward plunge into a tub of water that was placed inside the chapel.
“This [the baptism] is only the beginning of their spiritual journey,” said Maj. Xuan Tran, chaplain…
The symbolic gesture of Read more