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Military Honors Work of Chaplain Ryan Sarenpa
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (October 6, 2005) - Evangelical Covenant Church Army Chaplain
(Capt.) Ryan Sarenpa recently was honored with the Meritorious Service
Medal. This award is given to soldiers who have distinguished themselves
through outstanding meritorious service or achievement.
Sarenpa serves the Scranton Covenant Church in Kansas and was called up
to active duty in 2004. He says he hopes to return home sometime between
Thanksgiving and Christmas. He presently serves at Log Base Seitz in
Baghdad.
To read an interesting story involving Sarenpa and Covenant Chaplain
Mike Gillett and the mysterious appearance of Covenant hymnals at Camp
Victory chapel, which is located in an outlying building of one of
Saddam Hussein's palaces, please see: Mystery
Hymnals. To read more about the work of Covenant chaplains during
times of military conflict, please see Covenant
Chaplains.
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