Staff Sergeant Brian Craig was one of four soldiers trained to destroy rocket caches. In 2002, he was killed along with three other men from his explosives unit when a booby trap detonated. A few days after his death, a letter he had written was delivered to his parents. In it, he said, “It is strange that of all my experiences in life, here in Afghanistan I have really started to grow spiritually. Pray for me that I may be a good example of a man of Christ.”
Veteran Andrew Carroll founded The Legacy Project, whose aim is to preserve the letters written by soldiers. Carrol said, “What really happens is when you're in a war zone, your mind concentrates on what's truly meaningful and lasting in life. And what are those things? Faith and family. So it's not really a question that you're grasping onto something to help your own self-survival. It's that the mind and soul are clear and they see with greater insight and purity what's really meaningful in life."
Another organization, Ranger Rosary, seeks to strengthen the faith of soldiers by providing rosaries to servicement on active duty around the world. To date, they have sent more than 300,000 rosaries, which are distributed by chaplains to soldiers in the field.
The rosaries are made by an every-increasing number of volunteers. They are made of durable materials and packaged with a pamphlet on how to pray the Rosary as well as scapulars, Divine Mercy booklets, a Saint Michael the Archangel medal, and prayer cards.
If you are interested in becoming a Ranger Rosary volunteer, visit their website here. They may also be contacted by telephone at (410) 990-4100 extension 4714 or by email at rangerrosaryinc@verizon.net. Chaplains interested in requesting rosaries may send an email to juliewalton@comcast.net.
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