TO AND FOR PEACE KEEPERS OF THE MILITARY AND ALL LAW
ENFORCEMENT
AT ALL LEVELS AND ALL OF THOSE IN THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND ALL
WHO CARE ABOUT THEM AND THEIR WELFARE.
CHAPLAIN CORNER IS DEDICATED TO ALL PEACE KEEPERS, CURRENT AND
RETIRED, THOSE LIVING NOW... AND THOSE WHO HAVE PRECEDED US AND
PASSED ON FROM THIS EARTHLY SCENE. MY TERM PEACE KEEPER COVERS
ALL SECURITY, JAIL AND PRISON ATTENDANTS WHATEVER THE TITLE; LAW
ENFORCEMENT AT ALL LEVELS INCLUDING JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS;
MILITARY IN WHATEVER
BRANCH; AND
THE SUPPORT SYSTEM PERSONNEL FOR ALL CATEGORIES IN WHATEVER
COUNTRY OF THIS WORLD YOU HAPPEN TO BE. YOU ARE VITAL TO OUR
WORLD AND MY COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF AND I CARE GREATLY FOR AND
ABOUT YOU. YOU ARE THE MINISTERS OF RIGHTNESS IN THIS
WORLD...
AND THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT COULD NOT EXIST WITHOUT YOU!!!
IN ADDITION IT IS FOR THE PEACE MAKERS OF THIS WORLD. SOMETIMES
THESE ARE THE SAME PEOPLE AS PEACE KEEPERS... SOMETIMES THEY ARE
NOT... BUT PEACE MAKERS ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AND NECESSARY AS
ARE PEACE KEEPERS NECESSARY AND IMPORTANT.
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THERE IS A TIME...
"In the language of the Holy Writ, there is a time for all things. There
is a time to
preach and a time to fight." Thus
ended the sermon of Lutheran pastor John Peter
Muhlenburg, as he removed his clerical
robes to reveal the uniform in the Continental
Army.
After church service, 300 men of his congregation rode off with him to join General
Washington's troops.
In the sinking of the Dorchester, it was a time of sacrifice as the four chaplains gave
up their right to life and went down with the ship after giving their life
jackets to
Peace Keepers so that four Peace Keepers might survive.
http://www.homeofheroes.com/brotherhood/chaplains.html
I had just typed a whole message and was just inserting my weekly statistics
when
the power went out, the back-up battery pack failed and the whole message was
lost.
Now two of my stats pages just walked away.
I do not have time to start over... Some days you eat the bear... some days the
bear
gets you... today the bear got to my machine and my message so I will resume
the
statistics. They follow;
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VIRGINIAN-PILOT, 10/01/05
IRAQ
U.S. TROOPS KILLED - 19
U.S. TROOPS WOUNDED - 114
U.S TROOPS KILLED SINCE 03/03 - 1932
U.S. TROOPS WOUNDED SINCE 03/03 - 14,755
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PoliceOne.com
Officer Down
PoliceOne Training Tip:
The forgotten piece of equipment: handcuffs
by P1 Columnist
Richard B. Weinblatt Many of us in law enforcement remember to
maintain our firearms. As a firearms instructor, I'm part of that group of
trainers
that has hammered the message home. Unfortunately, few remember to check
our less glamorous piece of equipment: our handcuffs ... Full
Story
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FROM TWO READERS...
A link with an updated report on New Orleans that you might want to read.
According
to this report much of the previous news was media hype.
http://www.nola.com/newslogs/tporleans/index.ssf?/mtlogs/nola_tporleans/archives/2005_09_26.html#082732
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Thanks to Charlie Shaw and the Omaha World Herald. Distribute freely.
Marine EOD Defiance.pdf (If you can reach this article it will illustrate the heart of
the U.S. fighting man.
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I received the following
from one of my readers... David's father... who is a retired
Lt. Col. from the U.S.Army.
Former Olympia, WA, resident David Robert Shephard, 41, was killed Monday,
September 19, 2005, by a
suicide bomber in Mosul, Iraq, while working as a
contract security agent. He died as he lived, following the family motto
Non Noblis
Solum, Not for Ourselves Alone.
Shephard served in the US Army, the Army Reserve, and the Washington State
National Guard. He gained a Warrant Officer rank and when his Special
Forces
National Guard unit was federalized, served in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
He returned to Iraq to work for Blackwater PSD as a contract security agent, stating
that he believed in the importance of the American mission there.
Chief Warrant Officer Shephard has several military decorations. He most
treasured his Parachutist Badge and the Combat Infantryman’s Badge the
latter
awarded for action in the vicinity of Baghdad, Iraq.
He is survived by his parents, David and Karen Shephard, of Shelton, WA; his wife,
Cindy, of Seattle; and siblings, Deane, Daniel, Michelle and Gabrielle.
On Saturday, October 1, 2005, there will be a memorial/celebration of life at the
Acacia Funeral Home 14951 Bothell Way NE, Seattle at 11:30am. There will be
a Catholic Mass on Sunday, October 2, 2005, at the Seattle University Chapel at
1:30 pm. Burial will be with full military honors at the
National Cemetery of Tahoma
on Monday, October 3 at 1:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be
made to the Seattle Habitat for Humanity project [Habitat for Humanity of
Seattle/So King County, 13925 Interurban Ave S, Suite 200 Tukwila, WA
98168],
one to which both Dave and Cindy provided many volunteer hours.
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Washingtonpost.com,
U.S.
Copter Crashes in Afghanistan, Killing 5
Hostile Fire Not Seen as the Cause
(The Washington Post)
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Waterborne@aol.com
Florida: Eyewitness
Describes Scene Of Fatal Police Shooting.
http://www.wftv.com/news/5027339/detail.html
Arizona: Officer shot in legs, suspect killed.
http://sun.yumasun.com/artman/publish/articles/story_19431.php
Atlanta: Officer
assaulted with chicken wings.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2005-09-27-chicken-assault_x.htm
New Orleans: The police
department has launched an investigation into whether
officers participated in the giant looting spree that overtook the city after
hurricane
Katrina, a spokesman said Thursday.
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050929/NEWS/50929003
New York: Cops fire 77
bullets at gunman.
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/350901p-299183c.html
Brian K. Sain here. http://americansnipers.org/
Pennsylvania:
Officer Killed in Hospital Shooting.
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=local&id=3490446
http://www.pennlive.com/newsflash/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-30/1128039542118160.xml&storylist=penn
Mississippi: A Waynesboro patrolman was fatally shot in the face after a
traffic stop,
becoming the state's third officer killed this year in the line of duty, an
official said
Thursday.
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050930/NEWS01/509300378/1002
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If you are a praying person please be
sure and pray for the families of all of these
about whose lives and catastrophes I have reported in the stats. We are a
family,
we Peace Keepers, and we must do what we can to see to the watch care of and
for one another when possible... Thank you for doing this. Thank you for
who you
are and for what you do. My Commander-in-Chief and I do so deeply
appreciate
your service.
I was privileged today to do the
invocation at the 25th Annual Equestrian
Competition being held here in our city this year. I saw some fabulous
uniforms and
horses and met some marvelous people. I hope to get back tomorrow for the
awards
ceremonies at the end of the two day event. Then on from there to a retirement
party
for one of my best officer friends... and a memorial service on Monday for the
mother of one of our deceased Police Supervisors.
Life goes on in spite of us and the many occurring events... people come and
people
leave. While we are busy living we must not forget to be aware that life
is arbitrary
and leaving this life can happen just as quickly as many other things can
happen...
and we should make prior preparations for that event as well.
As I attend and attend to these many functions and am privileged to invoke the
blessings of my God upon the Peace Keepers and those present I find an ever
increasing longing in the depths of my soul. I find that I am wishing
that this duty
might never end... and all the time I know that one day it will end for
me. No person
lives here forever... and no person is indispensable in any position of
endeavor.
Mortality is ever present, but most especially as we age and others make
decisions
for us.
You are all ever present in my prayers and my care and concern. I close
today as
always...
"BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!!!" Take the very best of care of all the
facets of your
being. Keep it balanced... for if you do not take the best of care of
you... you will not
long be able to take care of others. Do not avoid the care of your
spiritual being. It,
too, must be strong when the great tests come... and you can be sure they will
come.
As it has always been... So it still is...
"VICTORIOUS WARRIORS
WIN FIRST...
AND THEN GO TO WAR,
WHILE DEFEATED WARRIORS GO TO WAR FIRST...
AND THEN SEEK TO WIN." Sun
tzu
ONLY LIVE PEACE KEEPERS SEE THE VICTORY!!!
WITH THE DEEPEST OF APPRECIATION AND RESPECT...
BE BLESSED (A CONDITION TO BE ENVIED)...
BE SUCCESSFUL... BE SAFE...
Chaplain D. R. Staton (Don - C1) VBPD, VSP ALUMNI,
RETIRED Officer, Instructor, Senior Chaplain, Director of Chaplains
757-431-2190, chpln1@verizon.net
3709 Beacon
Lane, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
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