Veteran Suicide Risk

"U.S. war veterans are twice as likely to kill themselves as ordinary civilians, a study following 320,890 men found," reports the BBC at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6743249.stm.

Baghdad Prayer Patrol

You can join other Christians who are praying for peace in Iraq at http://www.prayercentral.net/baghdad/.

The Queen's Royal Lancers in Iraq

"Despite the British press reports that make their own soldiers out to be cowering on bases in Basra, truck after truck of them here were in high spirits," reports intrepid journalist Michael Yon. "News flash: Those reports are false. Derelict media coverage is another aspect of this war British and American soldiers share, and it rankles here in the southern part of Iraq as deeply as it does everywhere else. Practically no one writes about the Brits down here. Important pages in history remain unwritten, while policy decisions are based on the public perception that all is lost here."


This quote is from a must-read report by Michael Yon at : http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/death-or-glory-part-ii-of-iv.htm.

Change of Pace:

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Resigns

Gen. Peter Pace has stepped down as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/08/gates.pace/index.html

How Rich are You?

This isn't directly related to military Christians, but it is still fascinating...this site http://www.globalrichlist.com/ calculates how monetarily rich you are in comparison with the rest of the world.

Most humorous military-related news article

An unruly man on a flight was taken down by a former police commander and "...a gray-haired gentleman sitting next to him...the man turned out to be a former US Marine."

Two best features of the article:

Police commander to gray-haired gentleman: "Are you up to helping?"
Former marine's 3-word reply: "Retired captain. USMC."
Police commander: "You'll do."

and....

while the former marine helped take care of the situation, his wife Katie of barely looked up from the book she was reading. She said, "Bob's been shot at. He's been stabbed. He's taken knives away. He knows how to handle those situations...I knew how that situation would end. I didn't know how the book would end."

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/06/05/graying_duo_keep_passenger_in_check/

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Help

Dr. Bruce Sidebotham (http://www.oprev.org/Shofar.htm#review1) has reviewed a book which he says is "the best literary work I have found on explicitly Christian ministry to people suffering from PTSD." He also states, "Africans, not Americans, are modeling some of the best Scripture based care for PTSD in the world today."

The book, "Out of Africa: Spiritual Healing for PTSD" is available at amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Healing-the-Wounds-of-Trauma/dp/9966217924/ref=sr_11_1/102-7060526-7497751?ie=UTF8&qid=1181060252&sr=11-1.

Helping Widows, Orphans, & Others in Poverty

A very interesting articles highlights unique products that help the world's poorest people, including a straw which kills bacteria while it is being used:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/29/science/29cheap.html?_r=1&oref=slogin.