DIANA WEST: A BRONZE STAR FOR SUBMISSION?
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Heard about the chaplain from Ohio whom Uncle Sam has recognized with a Bronze Star for a PowerPoint presentation? Must have been some PowerPoint presentation — and so it was.
The Dayton Daily News reports:
Trainer, who’s now in the running to be named Chaplain of the Year for the entire Air Guard, was in the third month of his voluntary deployment to Afghanistan last February when U.S. troops at Bagram Airfield mistakenly burned copies of the Muslim holy book.
The ensuing outrage claimed more than 30 lives, including two U.S. troops and two U.S. military advisers.
Within 48 hours, Trainer developed a PowerPoint presentation on the proper handling and disposal of Islamic religious material that was seen by every American — military and civilian alike — in Afghanistan. The presentation then was distributed to the U.S. for use in all pre-deployment training.
“This entire mission,” Trainer said from his office at the Springfield Air National Guard Base, “could be undermined by an action like that.
“All that good work. You realize how quickly that work can be undermined.”
I think it was this one.
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