CSC Chaplains In the News

Total commitment: couples committed to Army and each other

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Editor’s Note: Chaplain (CPT) Javon Seaborn is a CSC Chaplain safely back from Iraq.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU — After serving a tour in Iraq together, married couples in the 2nd Brigade Combat Team will have certainly fulfilled the ‘for worse’ part of the their vows.

While all Soldiers are committed to serving their nation while deployed, these couples extend that commitment to each other.

Whether married for a long time, such as the Staff Sgts. Stacey and Krishni Ryland, who have been married five years, or short, like Chief Warrant Officer Jerry Emmons and Capt. Julie Bermeister, married since October 2006, both couples said they are grateful to be deployed with their spouse.

FOBs prioritize scheduling, logistics to support Soldiers’ religious choice

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Forward Operating Bases (FOB) Freedom and Liberty have prioritized scheduling and logistics to support mobilizing Soldiers’ religious commitment.

1st Lt. Bryan T. Wright, 478th Engineer Battalion (left), and Maj. Quentin Collins, 1203rd Engineer Battalion (right) baptize Staff Sgt. Edward A. Lewis, 224th Engineer Company, in a handmade, field baptismal font at Forward Operating Base Liberty. “Freedom of religion; if you honor that, you honor everything the Soldiers stand for,” said Chap. (1st Lt.) Bryan T. Wright, with the 478th Engineer Battalion. “Take that away, and you take away everything a Soldier stands for and puts their life on the line for.”