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A Memorial Service for HM1 David Graney and the End of a Long Week
This has been a busy week. It began with an unexpected emergency to baptize the grandchild of a dear friend injured in a terrible household accident. I drove from North Carolina on Sunday to Virginia Beach and returned Monday evening. … Continue reading
Filed under faith, Military, remembering friends, shipmates and veterans
After Irene: What happens the Next Time, do we feel Lucky?
Crews working to restore power aboard Camp LeJeune Irene has left the scene and thankfully for whatever reason, divine intervention or just plain luck Irene lost her groove and didn’t get it back before coming ashore. There was damage and … Continue reading
Filed under natural disasters, Politics
Full Military Honors: Getting a Chance to Repay a Service done for My Family by the Navy
Last summer my dad Aviation Storekeeper Chief Carl Dundas died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Since I wasn’t much good for anything then my boss at my last duty station Chaplain Jesse Tate contacted the Chief of Chaplains … Continue reading
Filed under faith, Military, Pastoral Care, shipmates and veterans, US Navy, vietnam
PT and Bumping into Old Friends at Camp Swampy and Getting Carded at Applebee’s
The Main Gate at Camp Swampy One nickname that Camp LeJeune North Carolina bears is “Camp Swampy.” This is because of the marsh like conditions of some of the base, the normally abundant rainfall and the propensity of said rainfall … Continue reading
Filed under Military, sports and life
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
Passages: Thoughts on My Last Week at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
“Andre Dawson has a bruised knee and is listed as day-to-day. Aren’t we all?” Vin Scully “It’s a mere moment in a man’s life between an All-Star Game and an Old-timers’ Game.” Vin Scully “The oldest pitcher acquires confidence in his ball … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, Military, Pastoral Care, philosophy, PTSD, remembering friends, US Navy
Thoughts on the Occasion of getting ready to Transfer
Two years ago I was preparing to leave EOD Group Two and getting ready to move over to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. At that point in my life I was falling apart. The ravages of PTSD, depression and chronic pain … Continue reading
Filed under faith, healthcare, Military, Pastoral Care, PTSD, Tour in Iraq, US Navy
