Photo By Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey Cordero | Rear Adm. Mark Tidd, middle, chaplain of the Marine Corps and deputy chief of Navy...... read more read more
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The chaplain of the Marine Corps visited with chaplains and religious program specialists on Okinawa during his first tour of Okinawa as the Corps' top chaplain, Sept. 29.
Rear Adm. Mark L. Tidd, chaplain of the Marine Corps and deputy chief of Navy chaplains, visited Marines, sailors, soldiers and airmen, but mainly focused on religious program personnel. He discussed his philosophies on providing religious ministry to service members and shared some of his field experiences.
Tidd, who said he was last in Okinawa serving as a chaplain on Camp Schwab 20 years ago, also traveled to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Naval Air Facility Atsugi and Yokosuka Naval Base on mainland Japan, where he spent the last days of his trip.
Tidd talked with religious program personnel about the importance of being the only spiritual representative for a unit.
He told them it is important for them to remain healthy and maintain physical and mental preparedness because at any point they must be ready to handle any situation a fellow service member has and provide the proper spiritual guidance to help them.
"We are a very important part of the Marines and sailors we are attached to," Tidd said in his speech.
In the end, Tidd thanked the sailors for their continued service and assured the sailors they are making a difference for the better.
"We have been doing a great job," Tidd said. "Let's focus on maintaining the things we are doing rather than changing them."
| Date Taken: | 10.16.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 10.20.2009 01:08 |
| Story ID: | 40368 |
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