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Lest we forget: while a lot of people consider these days to be the unofficial start of summer, they also serve to help us as a nation remember sacrifice, and loyalty, and pride. \u00a0 Almost back-to-back, there\u2019s Memorial Day, the anniversary of D-Day (today, 6 June) and then Flag Day (14 June) and, of course, the 4th of July. \u00a0Surfing around the Internet, I stumbled on the moving image above, from Afghanistan in 2010. \u00a0The caption reads:<\/p>\n
U.S. Army chaplain Carl Subler celebrates a Catholic Mass for soldiers on March 5, 2010 at an American small combat outpost in Sha-Wali-Kot in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan. Military chaplains travel the battlefield throughout Afghanistan, providing a backbone of support for thousands of soldiers struggling with the difficulties of war and year-long deployments away from home.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It\u2019s part of a powerful photo essay on the life of Fr. Subler and military chaplains in Afghanistan, by John Moore. \u00a0Check it out. <\/a><\/strong> Also, check out these great and inspiring pictures from World War II. <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
And give thanks to God for those who give so much for us.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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