{"id":245755,"date":"2024-08-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=245755"},"modified":"2024-08-05T05:26:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T05:26:33","slug":"us-army-in-japan-ministry-teams-gather-to-celebrate-249-years-of-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=245755","title":{"rendered":"US Army in Japan ministry teams gather to celebrate 249 years of service"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n From left, U.S. Army Japan Deputy Command Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Mark Olson, Spc. Mikaila Bell, 311th Military Intelligence Battalion religious affairs specialist; and U.S. Army Japan Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffery Weaver cut the cake during a U.S. Army Chaplain Corps anniversary celebration July 29 in the Camp Zama, Japan, chapel.
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\n Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members, currently attending U.S. Army Japan\u2019s 10-week CO-OP bilateral engagement program, help themselves to a Southern-style barbecue lunch during a U.S. Army Chaplain Corps anniversary celebration July 29 in the Camp Zama, Japan, chapel.
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CAMP ZAMA, Japan \u2013 U.S. Army in Japan unit ministry teams gathered July 29 at the Camp Zama chapel to celebrate 249 years of service to the Army and the nation.<\/p>\n

U.S. Army Garrison Japan Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Damon Saxton said the ministry teams worked together to create a Southern-barbecue-themed luncheon to celebrate their heritage and simply get to know one another better.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s important for us to celebrate our anniversary, to reflect on the importance of the Chaplain Corps,\u201d Saxton said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s good for us to interact, to get to know each other socially so we can also help each other professionally. Those relationships are important.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Chaplain Corps is one of the oldest and smallest branches in the Army. It was established by a Continental Congress resolution, adopted on July 29, 1775, which provided for the pay of chaplains in the Continental Army. The Office of the Chief of Chaplains was created by the National Defense Act of 1920.<\/p>\n

According to the Department of Defense, the purpose of the chaplaincy is to \u201caccommodate religious needs, to provide religious and pastoral care, and to advise commanders on the complexities of religion with regard to its personnel and mission, as appropriate. As military members, chaplains are uniquely positioned to assist service members, their families, and other authorized personnel with the challenges of military service as advocates of religious, moral, and spiritual well-being and resiliency.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saxton said the event also allowed the teams to bid farewell to teammates who are leaving Japan, and to welcome the newest members, including recently arrived U.S. Army Japan Command Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Christopher Wallace.<\/p>\n

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During opening remarks, Wallace said he\u2019s no stranger to Camp Zama. He and his family were stationed at the installation 14 years ago, and he said the chapel was a familiar sight where amazing work has been happening since it was built in 1953.<\/p>\n

He also reminded the ministry teams of the importance of the work they do.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow many families have been through these chapels and the ministries associated with these chapels?\u201d he asked. \u201cHow many servicemembers have you encouraged and helped when they\u2019ve been away from the U.S. and away from home?\u201d<\/p>\n

He urged the teams to keep up the great work, stressing that \u201cit does matter.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m glad to be here, I\u2019m glad to be part of this team, and I hope you keep it up,\u201d Wallace said. \u201cI would like you just to stay strong \u2014 and to keep doing the ministry and the work that you\u2019re doing in the chapel and in you units as well here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1 \/ 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption \u2013 From left, U.S. Army Japan Deputy Command Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Mark Olson, Spc. Mikaila Bell, 311th Military Intelligence Battalion religious affairs specialist; and U.S. Army Japan Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffery Weaver cut the cake during a U.S. Army Chaplain Corps anniversary celebration July 29 in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":245757,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-245755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=245755"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":245762,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245755\/revisions\/245762"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/245757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=245755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=245755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=245755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}