Noncombatant in a War Zone
My diocesan newspaper's online site interviewed a military chaplain who is also one of our diocesan priests. The comments of Lt. Colonel Robert Cannon are inspirational and heartwarming, sounding the call of Iraqi liberation almost like he was a Republican political operative. But he also adds some flavor that make his perspective unique among the "in the war zone" commentaries I've read.
I have found some of the most outstanding, brilliant and dedicated human beings here in the middle of a war zone, half way around the world, willing to risk everything to give the Iraqi people an opportunity to have a future bright with the promise of freedom. They range from Department of State employees, to military members, to civilian contractors building bridges and infrastructure, to just ordinary, everyday people. They all have answered the call to do their part.Indeed. Some of those extraordinary people are even military chaplains.