"Soldiers of Today and Yesterday"
" Honor,Dignity & Hope "

Sir, 
Thank you so much for sending us the chaplain's insignia. I will use it and 
comfort our troops with letting them have a faith that God is with them. How 
does your wife doing? Is there any getting better in her treatments? I keep 
praying for your wife. 
Due to our God's divine and special care, our AO got 0 violation even though our 
AO is recognized as the last tough place in Iraq. I really appreciate you for 
your prayer and many blessings. 
Our troops are doing fine. Now the temperature began to go up and up. Yesterday 
it was 87 degree here. From now on we have an another enemy which is the high 
temperature. And so we have to fight against it. But we are strong enough to 
deal with it well. 
I pray for you and your family. 
Be healthy all the time under God's grace. 
May God bless you.  
 
CH (CPT) Abrahamyoung ki Kim 
1-37 AR BN, 1BCT/1AD 
FOB WARRIOR (JSS McHenry) 

Johnie Lee, 
 
Sorry for the long delay, We have been moving fast without traveling anywhere 
over here! 
I'll go ahead and give you my second post. 
 
We have been running strong as a hospital now for two months.  Mostly we take 
care of Soldiers and Civilian contractors who run one of the best COBs 
imaginable.  Not much action as far as the enemy is concerned but we have been 
able to save a few lives and enrich the life of the average soldier within our 
footprint.  Continue to pray for God's work here as we work through the election 
season and into our current operation of this conflict.  I have been personally 
adapting to my environment well, and continue to pray for our families, that God 
would protect them and take care of them back home. 
 
Thank you so much for what you do. 
 
v/r, 
 
CH Luke Sprinkle 
TF 21 Al Asad, Iraq 

Dear Sir, 
Greeting to you in God's grace. How are you? How is doing your wife? Thank you 
for your support and care of us. 
I am providing the suicide prevention training to our troops repeatedly. 
Yesterday I performed a suicide prevention training and today I have to provide 
it again. The title Suicide itself makes my soul so tired. But I am OK because 
God is with me. 
The update of our situation! 
Here it is a season of monsoon. And so we have rain and it made messy and muddy 
in everywhere and it causes us to trouble to walk around. It is really bad. 
The chaplain is the only non-combatant in the unit. And so I cannot even carry 
any weapon with me all the time. In the battle ground, the chaplain lives 
without any weapon to protect oneself. Isn't it something? 
Our troops are going out for the mission and will stay out there for 4 or 5 days 
in this week and the next week. Some of our teams already got out the wire and 
the others will leave the base soon. During this mission, they will not be able 
to take shower, nor to brush, nor to wash their face, nor to wash their foot, 
nor to change their clothes but to sleep in the tactical vehicle in dirty dust. 
I hope they may have a chance to shave but it is totally depending on the 
situation. Doesn't it sound not-understandable? Smell? Our nose already became 
numb and our eyes already became dull. And so we have no problem with them. That 
is how we are doing here now. At this time, our troops really want to have baby 
wipes because that is the only way to clean their secret areas and feet in the 
least possible way. Graciously I got some and they really appreciate me to let 
them have. Their real needy things at all the time are hygiene items (body wash, 
soap, foot powder, baby wipes, mouth rinse, tooth pastes, gums, air fresher---). 
Last night I participated to two mission briefings. All they were in high alert. 
I prayed for them. Please pray for our troops. 
I pray for you and your wife that God may give you all His serenity in the soul 
and spirit. 
May God bless you.      
 
CH (CPT) Abrahamyoung ki Kim 
1-37 AR BN, 1BCT/1AD 
FOB WARRIOR (JSS McHenry) 

 
Sir, 
Thank you so much for sending the calendars. Now we got them and handed them out 
to our troops. We have about 100 Ugandan peoples in our FOB. They are also our 
team. I am taking care of them because they do not get any support from their 
country. They wanted to have couple of calendars in the different pictures. I 
allowed them to have two. According to our mission plan, we bring Iraq soldiers 
into our FOB and train them. They come and eat in our DFAC. And so I gave them 
some of Calendars. They were very very happy to have them and repeatedly said to 
us, "Shuk-ran! Shuk-ran!, Thank you." Thank you so much for your support not 
only to take care of our troops but also to enrich our ministry. 
One of our soldiers was shot on his chest and med-evacuated to the rear. And so 
all our communication methods were blocked out. Our soldiers got heavy pressures 
on this time. Even the team to deliver mails and food were stuck here for couple 
days. Now it is reopened and we are able to call and send e-mails to outside. 
I prayed a lot for that soldier. Graciously after the operation, we are reported 
that he would be recovered. Thank God. 
Iraqi's election is on 2010 Feb 07. This month will be very tough to us. Most of 
the AOs in Iraq are pretty quiet but not ours. We are in war literally. We all 
are preparing to react day and night any possible happenings.  
Please pray for us. I am checking everyday that our troops not to be shaken. 
Thanks for your care and support to our soldiers. 
Please pray for us. This month is very critical for us. 
I pray for you and all your team. 
May God bless you. 
 
CH (CPT) Abrahamyoung ki Kim 
1-37 AR BN, 1BCT/1AD 
FOB WARRIOR (JSS McHenry) 

 
Sir, 
Thank you so much for sending the calendars. Now we got them and handed them out 
to our troops. We have about 100 Ugandan peoples in our FOB. They are also our 
team. I am taking care of them because they do not get any support from their 
country. They wanted to have couple of calendars in the different pictures. I 
allowed them to have two. According to our mission plan, we bring Iraq soldiers 
into our FOB and train them. They come and eat in our DFAC. And so I gave them 
some of Calendars. They were very very happy to have them and repeatedly said to 
us, "Shuk-ran! Shuk-ran!, Thank you." Thank you so much for your support not 
only to take care of our troops but also to enrich our ministry. 
One of our soldiers was shot on his chest and med-evacuated to the rear. And so 
all our communication methods were blocked out. Our soldiers got heavy pressures 
on this time. Even the team to deliver mails and food were stuck here for couple 
days. Now it is reopened and we are able to call and send e-mails to outside. 
I prayed a lot for that soldier. Graciously after the operation, we are reported 
that he would be recovered. Thank God. 
Iraqi's election is on 2010 Feb 07. This month will be very tough to us. Most of 
the AOs in Iraq are pretty quiet but not ours. We are in war literally. We all 
are preparing to react day and night any possible happenings.  
Please pray for us. I am checking everyday that our troops not to be shaken. 
Thanks for your care and support to our soldiers. 
Please pray for us. This month is very critical for us. 
I pray for you and all your team. 
May God bless you. 
 
CH (CPT) Abrahamyoung ki Kim 
1-37 AR BN, 1BCT/1AD 
FOB WARRIOR (JSS McHenry) 

Dear Sir, 
How are you? 
Thank you so much for sending many calendars to us. At present time, our troops 
are located at 4 FOBs. I handed the calendars more than half. The calendar 
having the pictures of famous place in the world is favored by our soldiers. 
According to the News, the Sunnis are planning to boycott the upcoming election 
in Iraq. It is not a good sign. The boycott will  increase the suspicion and 
tension between the two parties - Sunnis & Shiites. In our own political 
contests in the United States, we accustomed to complaints, charges of fraud, 
and challenges following our elections. A major difference between our elections 
and those in Iraq is that we complain loudly, make accusations, and may file 
legal challenges but we don't plant explosives and send out suicide bombers to 
exact a pound of flesh when our side loses. We are very anxious about the 
situation. 
On this Wednesday, our BN commander signed on the paper that the president 
Obama's order to reduce the number of combat troops in Iraq to 50,000 by August 
would not be affected to our BN and we are currently scheduled to return to our 
home base, Ft. Bliss, in November 2010. And so we talk to one another that 
"Let's forget the date and month." If you can,  please continue to support us. 
If there is anything would be changed, I will report it to you. Please focus on 
hygiene items in your support. Thanks for your loving care to us.  
I am very sick because I have provided suicide prevention training twice every 
day. Here we do not have any big classroom and also our all troops are on the 
mission every day and night. And so whenever any platoon takes a break, I have 
to bring them to the chapel and provide the suicide training. During 2009, 160 
active soldiers killed themselves. During January 2010, 12 active soldiers and 
15 reserve soldiers killed themselves. We are at very stressful situation here. 
And so our commanding leaders are very anxious about our soldiers. The chaplain 
is the main person to train the soldiers in this matter here. I get up at 0530 
and until I go to my bed by 1130, I keep moving and interacting with soldiers. 
Now I am so tried and sick. I guess I spent my energy too much. However, I have 
to provide this suicide prevention training continually. Please pray for me. 
I pray for you and all your family to have a wonderful Lord's Day. 
May God bless you. 
 
CH (CPT) Abrahamyoung ki Kim 
1-37 AR BN, 1BCT/1AD 
FOB WARRIOR (JSS McHenry) 

Please congratulate MSgt Jeffrey Baxter, 376 EMXG First Sergeant. 

He just was informed by his wg/CC that he was selected as the 17th Training Wing’s (Goodfellow AFB) “2009 First Sergeant of the Year”

—a very tough group of diamond-wearing competitors for sure!

Sir,

Thanks for your warm e-mail.

Last night our troops executed a heavy night mission. Just 5 minute before the

mission briefing, we got a racket attack. We all ran to the bunkers. After the

mission briefing at the evening, I touched and hugged each one of our soldiers

who participated to the mission. Their faces were filled with somewhat anxiety

and uneasiness. When I hugged one of our young soldiers, he asked, with a

shaking voice, me to have my chaplain Velcro patch on my right chest. He told me

if he had it under his armor, he would feel God's presence with him. And so I

took it out and put it under his armor. I did not go to sleep and stayed in the

CP after midnight and prayed for their safety. Our mission was completed by

0200. Praise God! None of our troops got hurt and returned back to the base

safely. I really praise God.

My family is doing fine. All they are full time students. They are busy for

their school. It is good for them.

If it is possible, would you get some chaplain's patch with Velcro?

I brought several extras here. But several soldiers took it as a symbol of God's

presence. If I have more, I may comfort our young shaking soldiers with putting

it under their Armor before the mission.

I pray for you, your family and all your team.

May God bless you.

CH (CPT) Abraham young ki Kim

1-37 AR BN, 1BCT/1AD

FOB WARRIOR (JSS McHenry)

Johnnie Lee, 
 
Hello from Al Asad Air Base in Iraq!  Just got to here with the 21st Combat 
Support Hospital.  The weather is cool and a breeze accompanies most of our days 
as we are getting set to take over the medical mission.  We spend out days 
studying the practices of our predecessors trying to make them second nature and 
also improving on them.  Soon well finish our training with a massive exercise.  
I am doing well, please pray the ministry here as well as for  the health of our 
patients. 
 
CH Luke Sprinkle 
21st CSH 

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Sir, 
Greeting to you in God's grace. 
Have all your beloved had a happy new year? 
Here we are doing fine because of God's great care. 
Our troops are on heavy mission every day and night. It says our AO is the last 
difficult area in Iraq. 
I pray almost 2 hours everyday and ask God to bless our enemy to do poor job 
regarding their mortar attack and rocket attack to our FOB and RKG attack to our 
MREP. 
Amazingly it is happening just like my prayer. 
Whenever enemy threw the RKG since we have succeeded this AO, it rebounded back 
to them. And so we have not gotten any damage nor hurt. Whenever they attacked 
their rocket and mortar since we have succeeded this AO, they all the time 
landed on somewhere outside of the wire. Who and how can this explain properly? 
Praise God. 
Yesterday, we got a rocket attack. Again our good God blessed the enemy to do 
poor job and it landed outside of the wire. 
Thank you so much for the Christmas cards. We got them all and I handed out to 
our soldiers. 
I pray you all to receive many blessings from God this new year. 
May God bless you. 
 
CH (CPT) Abrahamyoung ki Kim 
1-37 AR BN, 1BCT/1AD 
FOB WARRIOR (JSS McHenry), Iraq 

"A happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing, but a broken 
spirit dries up the bones." (Proverbs 17:22) 

Here is the newest installment of "Fox hole Chaplain"

Hello Johnie Lee good to speak with you.  Below is an update.  God bless.

Greetings and praise the Lord. For the past 5 months I have been in Basrah Iraq serving as a Chaplain with the 1-130^th Attack Recon Battalion. My unit is responsible to patrol the Iranian border and intercept hostiles and material that is used against the innocent. I am currently home for 2 weeks R n R. North Carolina never looked so good when I exited the airport and saw Kim and my children. My duties as chaplain include holding services for the troops, Bible studies, counseling, and being with soldiers in crisis. I have seen many soldiers come to faith in Christ and have had the privilege to baptize 2 in the desert. To think we are serving in the place of the beginning of civilization is unreal. The Garden of Eden at the intersection of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is 12 miles north of my location. Two weeks ago I walked through the remains of Abraham’s house in Ur. The desert is a lonely place separated from family and familiar surroundings. Many of God’s men were led through a desert experience and came out stronger on the other side. I plan to finish strong. I have 4 months to go on this tour when I return. Pray for many open doors to share the gospel in this barren land.  Each morning in my office I have a Bible study I call the Proverbs circle. I read the proverb for the day and make comments and then open the rest of the hour for discussion. The Lord had blessed this meeting time. 

Kevin D. Winemiller
Chaplain-