Tag Archives: MASH
Once an Eagle: A Classic Novel of Military Life
“This classic novel of soldiers and soldiering ranks with Red Badge of Courage and All Quite on the Western Front as time-tested epics of war and warriors.”– John W. Vessey, Jr., Gen., US Army (Ret.) Sam Damon (Sam Elliot) cries over a … Continue reading
Filed under books and literature, leadership, marriage and relationships, Military, movies
Some of Padre Steve’s Favorite Funny Movies of the 1970s and 1980s
I don’t know about you but no matter what your age some of your favorite movies might just come from the time when you were in High School or College. For me that was the 1970s and 1980s. I have … Continue reading
Filed under Loose thoughts and musings
Suicide isn’t Painless: The Epidemic of Suicide in the Military
I leave the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Virginia tomorrow and toward the end of October report as the Command Chaplain for Naval Hospital Camp LeJeune North Carolina. My last time at Camp LeJeune was as part of the Portsmouth SPRINT … Continue reading
Filed under healthcare, iraq,afghanistan, Military, Pastoral Care, PTSD
Bobby Thomson and the Shot Heard Round the World
Baseball great Bobby Thomson died yesterday at the age of 86 at his home in Savannah Georgia after a long illness. Thomson was immortalized when he hit the “Shot heard round the World” for the New York Giants against the … Continue reading
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Flickering Flames: Clergy Burnout in America in 2010
Father Mulcahy: What an ordeal. 72 hours straight. I’m prayed out – absolutely prayed out. Hawkeye: Don’t forget, Father, God was on six days straight. Father Mulcahy: He was a lot younger then. It doesn’t matter whether you feel useful … Continue reading
Filed under christian life, faith, Pastoral Care, philosophy, PTSD, Religion
Padre Steve Gets Adolf the Kidney Stone Removed: Musings on Laser Lithotripsy
Adolf Von Grosse Schmertzen will see his last sunrise in the morning, or whatever he can view from where he is at in the ureter. Whatever, since he has stayed in his bunker and made my life miserable for the … Continue reading
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The Great Hampton Roads Snowstorm of 2010 and Groundhog Day
Well it’s only the 31st of January but in about 29 hours it will be Groundhog Day back here on the East Coast. We survived the great snow storm of 2010 here in Hampton Roads I measured 8-9 inches in … Continue reading
Filed under beer, hampton roads and tidewater, purely humorous
Going to War: Life at TQ, Chuck Norris Visits and Mass Casualties
While we prepared for our first mission we adjusted to what life was like on a large airbase and logistics hub. Ta Qaddum is one of the larger Iraq Air Force bases from Saddam’s time but has a history going … Continue reading
Filed under iraq,afghanistan, Military, Tour in Iraq
