Military chaplains: Marines in Iraq look to pastor for answers to tough questions
From a buddy's suicide to a religious ritual, young troops count on Lt. Michael Baker.
By Lee Lawrence Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor / October 30, 2007
The article about Chaplain Baker is accessible on-line.
You can also watch the accompanying video.
Military chaplains: An Army captain keeps tough soldiers in touch with their softer side
The divide between home front and front line is bridged by a chaplain's good ear and ever-present video camera.
By Lee Lawrence Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor / November 6, 2007
The article about Chaplain Fischer is accessible on-line.
You can also watch the accompanying video.
Military chaplains: An Orthodox rabbi mixes faith and patriotism in Afghanistan
Army Capt. Shmuel Felzenberg juggles outreach to local Muslims, interfaith counseling, and the kosher quest
By Lee Lawrence Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor / November 13, 2007
The article on Chaplain Felzenberg is accessible on-line.
You can also watch the accompanying video.
Military chaplains: Being a cog of conscience in the military killing machine
Navy Capt. James Fisher brings his evangelical Christian faith to work with Afghan military mullahs.
By Lee Lawrence Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor / November 20, 2007
The article on Chaplain Fisher is accessible on-line.
You can also watch the accompanying video.
Military chaplains: a Presbyterian pastor patrols with his flock of soldiers in Iraq
Army Capt. Ron Eastes carries a big responsibility - but no weapon - in his 'ministry of presence' with the 82nd Airborne.
By Lee Lawrence Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor / November 27, 2007
The article on Chaplain Eastes is accessible on-line.
You can also watch the accompanying video.
Military chaplains: Prayer and humor hold a combat trauma unit together in Afghanistan
National Guard First Lt. Kurt Bishop listens to medics letting off steam, nurses coming to terms with death, and doctors showing stress.
By Lee Lawrence Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor / December 4, 2007
The article on Chaplain Bishop is accessible on line.
You can also watch the accompanying video.
In March 2011, Lee wrote an update on Kurt Bishop:
Did a chaplain’s fake Purple Heart erase good deeds?
National Guard Capt. Kurt Bishop was a respected chaplain. But store-bought military
decorations – including a Purple Heart – ruined his career. Do they erase his good deeds
in an Afghanistan combat hospital?
The article is accessible on line.
See also the 2007 related Reporter’s Notebook:
Three months with US military chaplains in Iraq and Afghanistan
Reporter on the job: Rockets in the shower, gravel in the rollers, and a mouse in the guard tower.
By Lee Lawrence Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor / December 5, 2007
Reporter’s notebook is accessible on-line.
