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Saturday, October 1, 2005
God help us
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Camp Taji, Iraq — Chaplains often say prayers for soldiers going out on white-knuckle convoys through Iraq. But sometimes the chaplains aren’t available.
So the soldiers ask for God’s protection. Spc. Caleb Bennett, 24, of Dallas, Texas, has been saying the same prayer for the past four months. He does it each time before rolling outside the wire.
He sometimes accompanies Georgia National Guard soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment. Listen to the Humvee gunner’s prayer from Thursday morning. His convoy returned safely to base later.
