European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 02, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Egg the military ministry requires chaplains to a transcend nationalism and parochialism especially during time of War. A a chaplain Raymond dressier in combat i found that. Soldiers did not care about my denomination it was. What i represented that counted. A chaplain Jimmy l. Young to a a would 1 Compromise with my own conscience of course but if a jewish Soldier wants me to say this and say that i can do that no problem. A a chaplain Jens Rode a is amps photos usually if somebody is really sick they see the Cross and that is enough. They feel so kind of a Consolation in Trtat. A chaplain Frank Andrew military ministry Basic need to transcend nationalism parochialism a a a a he inherently obscene business of War i poses the greatest career challenges a military Quot. H it chaplain will Ever face. A a a a in Battle zones clergy in combat boots Crouch with the troops in Foxholes. Off the Battlefield chaplains weep in Homes with grieving families and Pray in hospitals at the besides of the wounded. A. I chaplains in Europe say they re Gulf War Quot mercifully spared them too Many such tragic scenarios what it did do however is emphasize the treed for military. Chaplains to be prepared and not allow Lull them into complacency. Nowadays when combat ministry is being discussed a a Quot you listen with an ear that you would not have t i. Perhaps a year ago because it would have been a theoretical question Quot said chaplain it. Col Robert Girard chief roman Catholic chaplain for Canadian forces m Europe Quot. A even chaplains Ronn countries not engage Dan the Gulf War a Are looking at their own priorities now and saying a we could to involved a said Girard of be attending a recent International chaplains conference sponsored by the . European gored. I think it s a very brutal realization that War is a any army a chaplains Are realizing too How important it is to be Able to fill in for one another if needed Girard said. A a it was with these ideas in mind that Navy chaplain a. Capt Raymond dressier last Spring began planning the Intima tinal chaplains conference that would discuss wartime cooperation. He admits the conference s Early preparations raised eyebrows not Only had the cold War. Been relegated to the history books but East West. Friendship events were flourishing. A a everyone stalking peace peace and you re talking War Quot the . European come chaplain remember people saying _ a by the time the conference took place last month everyone was talking War and Allied chaplains were eager to work out ways to minister to service members in hospitals and on the Battlefield. Ultimately More than 50 military chiefs of chaplains from. 21 nations gathered in Lubbecke Germany. The deliberations were based on the premise that military ministry requires chaplains to Quot transcend. Nationalism and parochialism especially during time of War Quot dressier said Jens Rode chief of chaplains for the Royal danish army said danish chaplains were prepared if needed to minister to american gis at a . Marine corps Field Hospital set up temporarily in Holstebroe Denmark. Quot obviously anyone would prefer a chaplain of his own. A denomination and his own nation but America is a Fine example of soldiers being used to chaplains of other denominations Quot Rode said. Quot it would be no problem for a danish chaplain to say the lord s prayer in English maybe with a funny accent but the lord s prayer is the lord s. Prayer Quot. A. A a a a a a. A a a. A. The danish chaplains All of whom Are protestant also carry Field manuals with words to rites and prayers of other faiths Quot i would t Compromise with my own conscience of -. Course but if a jewish Soldier wants me to say this and. Say that i can do that no problem Quot Rode said. Quot we believe this would be the reality in Case of with a ratio of More than 1,000 . Service members for every chaplain extra clergy members would be in. Deruand especially during High intensity conflict a a. Even soldiers who might not be Quot very Good churchgoers from Day to Day Quot look to the chaplains when faced by the stresses of War Gen. Sir Peter Inge told the conference. They will be needing their commanders and their officers but i know fundamentally they will be wanting their a a chaplains a said Inge who commands the British army of the Rhine _ _ _ denominational questions such As whether a chaplain is jewish or Jesuit usually Pale in the Flash of Battle fire said chaplain col Frank Andrews Deputy chief of chaplains for he . Air forces Europe. Quot usually if somebody is really sick they see the Cross and . They feel some kind of a Consolation in that. Whether you have the tablets of a rabbi or the Cross of a Catholic and protestant they really Don t care Quot said Andrews a Catholic priest representing the air Force chief of chaplains who was unable to attend the conference. _ the belief that front lines blur Faith lines is shared by chaplain col Jimmy l. Young. From my own experience in combat i found that they did not care about my denomination it was merely what. I represented said Young standing in for the army chief of chaplains. _ _. A ,. He remembers having to notify a Catholic Soldier in Vietnam that his parents had been killed in a car crash. Scarcity of priests would have delayed notification by at. Least 24 hours so Young a United methodist stepped in. Young explained to the Soldier that the unit was unable / to Honor request that a priest break the news. The grieving Young Man seemed to understand said. Young who is now 32nd Arrne air defense arty chaplain Darmstadt Germany Quot. 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