... a chaplain visits our company. In a tired voice, he prays for the strength of our arms and for the souls of the men who are to die. We do not consider his denomination. Helmets come off. Catholics, Jews, and Protestants, bow their heads and finger their weapons. It is front-line religion: God and the Garand.
Audie Murphy, To Hell and Back
For People who are unfamiliar with the life of the soldier, church and soldiers in combat seem distant from one another. But church, the living practice of faith, is a very real and near experience for those facing combat.
