U.S. Military Chaplains Travel The Battlefield Ministering To Troops

HOWZ-E-MADAD, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 14: U.S. Army Chaplain Carl Subler (R) rides with fellow soldiers in a Stryker armored personel carrier on March 14, 2010 at Howz-e-Madad in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. He accompanied soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment on an offensive operation against Taliban in the area. Although U.S. military chaplains are non-combatants, Subler goes on combat patrols to provide support for troops in the field. Military chaplains travel the battlefield throughout Afghanistan, providing a backbone of support for thousands of soldiers struggling with the difficulties of war and year-long deployments away from home. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)