"He celebrated Easter Mass in 1970 "in the jungle, on my haunches, with the guys sitting around me."
Father Bauer's altar that day was an ammunition box. His Mass kit was lined with sponge to protect his chalice and paten; he removed the sponge and stuffed the kit with missalets and rosaries, "because the boys liked to wear them."
"All gave some and some gave all." God bless Fr. John Bauer and God bless all that answered their nation's call in Vietnam.
1 posted on
05/20/2016 6:43:31 PM PDT by
NKP_Vet
To: NKP_Vet
God bless Fr. John Bauer and God bless all that answered their nation's call in Vietnam. Amen.
2 posted on
05/20/2016 6:47:56 PM PDT by
NorthMountain
(A plague o' both your houses.)
To: NKP_Vet
Father Bauer was 42 [when] he volunteered to be an Army chaplain
I’m surprised they took him at that age.
3 posted on
05/20/2016 6:53:26 PM PDT by
sparklite2
( "The white man is the Jew of Liberal Fascism." -Jonah Goldberg)
To: NKP_Vet; markomalley; DYngbld; TADSLOS; xsrdx; big'ol_freeper; Mark17; mikefive; JDoutrider; ...
To: NKP_Vet; ConorMacNessa
..Serving in Vietnam reinforced my dependence on a superior being, which probably afforded a greater degree of inner-peace than I would have otherwise had."Yes to that! I knew He was with me even in my darkest hours there.
But, we made it home, too many others did not, and I still mourn them.
6 posted on
05/20/2016 7:32:10 PM PDT by
PROCON
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8 posted on
05/20/2016 8:28:29 PM PDT by
Albion Wilde
(In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. --George Orwell)
To: NKP_Vet
Nice story.
Thanks for posting it.
To: NKP_Vet
Redemptorist Father John Bauer provided spiritual support to members of the U.S. military services during the Vietnam war.
13 posted on
05/21/2016 8:29:14 AM PDT by
COBOL2Java
(Donald Trump, warts and all, is not a public enemy. The Golems in the GOP are stasis and apathy)
To: NKP_Vet; tet68; armydawg505; skinkinthegrass; onedoug; 2ndDivisionVet; ConorMacNessa; PROCON; ...
NKP,
Thank you for posting this story about Chaplain (Father) Bauer
14 posted on
05/21/2016 11:14:23 AM PDT by
GreyFriar
(Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
To: NKP_Vet; NorthMountain
NKP_Vet, mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa!
Thanks very much for pointing out my error, NorthMountain.
"I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces guarding our country and our way of life.
I am prepared to give my life in their defense." |
16 posted on
05/21/2016 4:08:56 PM PDT by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
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