I was commissioned as a First Lieutenant (Reserves) in the US Army Chaplain Corps during a solemn ceremony presided by my good friend, Commander Charles Dobra (JAGC) USN, with the assistance of my other military friends Major James Williams USAF, Captain Greg Schildmeyer USMC, and Chief Petty Officer Jim Collins USN. The ceremony was conducted at the Family Center of Saint John Neumann Parish in Saint Charles, Illinois and witnessed by around 300 friends and parishioners.

Cake-cutting

Oath of Office

With military friends.