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Faith and sacrifice amid war transform a soldier’s faith
In a personal account from Iraq, Cpl. Damien Luten recalls aiding comrades, praying with wounded soldiers, and finding strength in God through nine surgeries after a Nasiriyah ambush. Spc. Joe Kashnow, Orthodox Jew, shares battlefield prayers, kosher meals, and a Sept. 17 blast that shattered his calf yet left him hopeful for walking again.
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Mecca
Cpl
Damien Luten
Indianapolis
Iraq
507Th
Fort Bliss
Texas
Jessica Lynch
Nasiriyah
U.S
Jesus
God
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington
Spc
Joe Kashnow
Baltimore
4Th Infantry Division
Fort Carson
Colo
Kuwait
Saddam
Baghdad
Nexs