US military chaplains in 6-Parts

They carry no guns, yet US military chaplains are considered a force multiplier in the war theater. Today, in Iraq and Afghanistan, the military expects chaplains to meet the spiritual needs of troops. But it also recognizes their importance in everything from counseling the young soldier crying in his bunk over a Dear John letter to being a leveling moral presence among troops trained to fight and kill. Reporter Lee Lawrence spent three months with dozens of military chaplains in Iraq and Afghanistan. She profiles six of them in a weekly series.

An Army scholar's explanation of the chaplaincy

How many chaplains are there, and from what denominations?

Q&A: Military chaplains from biblical times to Nazi Germany and Vietnam

'In His Service and Yours': the chaplain documentary film project

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