{"id":299,"date":"2007-09-24T11:19:28","date_gmt":"2007-09-24T16:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/?p=299"},"modified":"2014-09-23T09:25:31","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T14:25:31","slug":"decorated-army-chaplain-to-visit-um-oxford-sept-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/decorated-army-chaplain-to-visit-um-oxford-sept-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Decorated Army Chaplain to Visit UM, Oxford Sept. 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; margin: 5px; width: 250px; float: left; background-color: #ffffff\" class=\"jce?caption\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/stories\/old?newsdesk\/decorated?army.jpg\" alt=\"decorated?army.jpg\" title=\"decorated?army.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 340px; float: left\" height=\"340\" width=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; text-align: center; clear: both\" class=\"jce?caption?text\">\nJeff Struecker\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>09\/20\/2007<\/p>\n<p>\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>OXFORD, Miss. &#8211; Decorated Army Chaplain Jeff Struecker, who<br \/>\nparticipated in the Army mission to Somalia that was the<br \/>\ninspiration for the book and film &#8220;Black Hawk Down,&#8221; is<br \/>\nscheduled to visit the University of Mississippi and Oxford<br \/>\nSunday (Sept. 23) to discuss ways to handle fear.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\n<span>Struecker, who received the Master of Divinity degree from<br \/>\nSouthern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kentucky, is<br \/>\nslated to be a guest speaker at First Baptist Church for<br \/>\nservices at 8:30, 9:45 and 11 a.m.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>Following, he is to attend a wild game luncheon for UM<br \/>\nstudents at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house on the Ole<br \/>\nMiss campus.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>Major Andy Field, assistant professor of military science<br \/>\nand faculty sponsor for Valor, said the luncheon menu will<br \/>\noffer a variety of wild game, including deer, goose, dove<br \/>\nand alligator.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>&#8220;There will also be drawings for several prizes, including<br \/>\na muzzleloader, bow and shotgun,&#8221; Field said.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>Struecker, who has participated in every U.S. military<br \/>\ninitiative since Operation Just Cause in Panama in 1989, is<br \/>\nthe author of the book &#8220;The Road to Unafraid&#8221; (Thomas<br \/>\nNelson, 2006), which tells of his experiences on the<br \/>\nfrontlines of combat and how he overcame fear through the<br \/>\nhelp of God. It is available in bookstores, including<br \/>\nPromises and Praise bookstore and Square Books in Oxford.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>Struecker has received several medals and honors for his<br \/>\nactions during these battles, including the Bronze Star<br \/>\nwith &#8220;V&#8221; Device for Valor, Southwest Asia Service Medal,<br \/>\nGlobal War on Terrorism Service Medal, Bronze Star Medal<br \/>\nand the Kuwaiti Liberation Medal.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>Struecker&#8217;s visit is made possible by Campus Crusade for<br \/>\nChrist, First Baptist Church and Valor, a division of<br \/>\nCampus Crusade and Military Ministry for ROTC members.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>For more information, go to<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jeffstruecker.com\/\"><br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.jeffstruecker.com<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>or<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gotofirst.org\/\"><br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.gotofirst.org<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>For assistance related to a disability, call 662-915-7085.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Jeff Struecker 09\/20\/2007 \u00a0 OXFORD, Miss. &#8211; 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