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2 February 19, 2016
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Clergy Day:
Nellis Chapel team’s got your back
By Chap. (1st Lt.) David Jenkins
99th Air Base Wing Chaplain
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — Growing up I
was one of the smaller guys in my neighborhood.
Being the runt in my school lent me to getting into
fistfights and being bullied.
Fortunately, I had a powerful ally that always had
my back. This person was my older sister Laura. She
would stick up for me. Now, she wasn’t great with witty
comebacks and her physical demeanor was anything
but frightening.
No, her power laid in her ability to make friends
and woo members of the opposite gender. All the guys
in my neighborhood wanted to date my sister and she
used this to her advantage. Thankfully, I was the happy
recipient of my sister’s popularity and good looks. Her
boyfriends would become my bodyguards. It was so
cool! Bullies in the neighborhood would definitely think
twice about messing with me.
Honored to serve in Honor Guard
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Commentary
Now, like my sister had my back so many years ago,
the Nellis chapel team’s got your back.
Of course, we aren’t here to protect you physically;
we will leave that to our defenders! Rather, we have your
back when it comes to ensuring you are able to exercise
your First Amendment right of freedom of religion. This
is hugely important to us and it’s really the reason why
an Air Force Chaplain Corps exists. Freedom of religion
is one of our country’s highest freedoms and we want
to make sure you are able to freely practice your faith
in the Air Force. Moreover, chaplains and chaplain as-
sistants will go to great lengths when it comes to helping
Airmen practice their faith.
Presently, the Nellis chapel team is working on an
event that will help us develop more religious contacts
and resources.
This event is called “Clergy Day” and it will take
place Feb. 23.
For Clergy Day we have 30 religious leaders in at-
tendance from various faith backgrounds. All of these
David Bernal Del Agua
22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs
McCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE,
Kan.—”Bearers, Attention.”
Standing motionless on the side of
a cemetery road, rendering a perfect
salute, waiting for the hearse to pass us
and stop just paces away. The family,
close behind, tries to remain together
one last time before their loved mem-
ber is lowered to eternal rest. Not many
things compare to the intense feeling I
experienced on my first detail as a Mc-
Connell Base Honor Guardsmen.
Two weeks before my first detail, I
arrived at the honor guard building,
anxious and ready to represent the base
in the community and honor veterans
who had served our Air Force. Two
weeks of nothing but practice and drill
inspired even more pride for the job I
was preparing to perform for the next
four months. But just like coming out
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clergy members are from the Las Vegas area. Some at-
tendees come from various Christian traditions while
others are Muslim, Buddhist and Jewish.
By meeting with these various leaders we hope to de-
velop a stronger relationship so that we can better serve
the spiritual needs of Airmen. In addition to building
contacts and resources, we hope to better equip these
religious leaders when it comes to ministering to Air-
men. Here’s where you can help: if you would like us to
make sure we invite your religious community leader,
please send me their contact information and the name
of the faith community they lead. In the future we plan
to have more Clergy Days and we would love for them
to be a part of it.
We are having Clergy Day because we want to serve
Airmen with excellence. We want to help them live out
their faith. When a person joins the Air Force they don’t
have to give up what they believe. If you need resources,
contacts, or help living out your faith, then turn to the
Nellis Chapel Team. We’ve got your back.
of technical school, I had no idea how During my time in honor guard,
much more there was to learn while honoring fallen veterans was an intense
doing the job. feeling that taught me respect for those
who served.
When I arrived at McConnell, I asked
my first sergeant if I could go to Honor Performing details is not just about
Guard. My request was denied because I honoring those who served and died,
hadn’t finished my upgrade training, but but it is also an honor to be the last
I was promised I would get my chance. people who carry the casket and fold
the flag over it.
Ten years ago, 15-year-old me
watched the Air Force Honor Guard Showing last respects to fallen heroes
Drill Team perform in a crowded school is something that takes more than put-
gymnasium. I was part of Junior ROTC ting on the uniform. I learned to stand
and knew I would be in the Air Force tall, look the family members in the eye
one day. I looked forward to being part and tell them how proud we are to pres-
of honor guard in the future. ent them the flag for the service their
loved one provided for our country.
Fast forward to now, and I just fin-
ished honor guard and earned Honor “On behalf of the President of the
Guardsman of the Quarter Honors. I United States, the United States Air
did my first detail early August and the Force and a grateful Nation, please ac-
last one late November before I trained cept this flag as a symbol of our appre-
the flight replacing me. More than 40 ciation for your loved one’s honorable
details in-between taught me a lot of and faithful service.”
lessons about respect, military bearing
and traditions, but the most important We render a last salute and share a
lesson was about honor. bond knowing we eased the pain of a
fellow Airman’s family.
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