GUARD SOLDIERS BECOME 1ST WOMEN STATE CHAPLAINS
Photo by: U.S. Army
Mon, 11/21/2022 - 06:50
In a pair of firsts, two National Guard chaplains are the first women to serve as state chaplains in their respective states and the country.
Lt. Col. Martha Kester will serve the Iowa National Guard, and Lt. Col. Heather Simon will serve the New Jersey National Guard. Both women started their assignments Oct. 1, according to an Army news release.
Their service will be invaluable to their states and the country, said Col. Laurence Bazer, a chaplain who serves as deputy director of the National Guard Bureau Office of the Joint Chaplains.
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