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The breakfast brings together chaplains, chaplain assistants, allied troops and service members that are participating in Golden Coyote to enjoy coffee, breakfast and an inspirational speech by the key note speaker.
“The prayer breakfast is a good way to start Golden Coyote because it puts faith front and foremost in the Soldiers’ hearts and minds,” said Lt. Col. Lynn Wilson, full-time support chaplain of Camp Rapid “ it makes us remember in these busy days that our faith is just as important as our fitness and the other training we do.”
The guest speaker of this year’s prayer breakfast is Retired Senior Military Chaplain Col. David Peterson who was assigned to the U.S. Central Command as the Command Staff Chaplain where he served under Gen. Schwarzkopf as his Senior Military Chaplain during Operation Desert Storm.
“This year marks the 25th Anniversary of Desert Storm and I unexpectedly had the great privilege to be involved and to be Gen. Schwarzkopf’s chaplain,” said Retired Senior Military Chaplain Col. David Peterson.
Peterson spoke about his experience deployed during Desert Storm and working with Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf as his senior chaplain.
“There is a uniqueness about service members which I think is inspiring and causes me to appreciate them, especially during war,” said Peterson “I think in most cases these situations cause the best to come out of them and they are honest and usually inspired that it was a personal encouragement.”
Chaplain Corps Regimental Sergeant Major, Sgt. Maj. Alvin Chaplin, was a private when Peterson was Corp Chaplain at Ft. Bragg, N.C.
“I was so pleased and encouraged to see he made the rank of Command Sergeant Major” said Peterson. “It was a blessing to me, and the favorite part of my job to help people become successful.”
Toward the end of breakfast, Brig. Gen. David Graetz, Assistant Chief of Chaplains for the Army National Guard, gave Peterson a coffee cup and presented a coin from Regimental Sgt. Maj. Alvin Chaplin and Chaplain Hurley, Army Chief of Chaplains as a thank you for speaking at the prayer breakfast.
| Date Taken: | 06.13.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 06.17.2016 11:01 |
| Story ID: | 201558 |
| Location: | RAPID CITY, SD, US |
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