A Table in the Presence: The Dramatic Account of How a U.S. Marine Battalion Experienced God's Presence Amidst the Chaos of the War in IraqHarperChristian + ORM, 2005 M02 2 - 276 pages On April 10th, 2003, the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, faced with the task of seizing the presidential palace in downtown Baghdad, ran headlong into what Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North called, "the worst day of fighting for U.S. Marines." Hiding in buildings and mosques, wearing civilian clothes, and spread out for over a mile, Saddam Hussein's militants rained down bullets and rocket propelled grenades on the 1st Battalion. But when the smoke of the eight-hour battle cleared, only one Marine had lost his life. Some said the 1st Battalion was incredibly lucky. But in the hearts and minds of the Marines who were there, there was no question. God had brought them miraculously through that battle. As the 1st Battalion's chaplain, Lieutenant Carey Cash had the unique privilege of seeing firsthand, from the beginning of the war to the end, how God miraculously delivered, and even transformed, the lives of the men of the 1st Battalion. Their regiment, the most highly decorated regiment in the history of the Marines, was the first ground force to cross the border into Iraq, the first to see one of their own killed in battle, and they were the unit to fight what most believe to have been the decisive battle of the war-April 10th in downtown Baghdad. Through it all, Carey Cash says, the presence of God was undeniable. Cash even had the privilege of baptizing fifty-seven new Christians-Marines and Sailors-during the war in Iraq. The men of the 1st Battalion came to discover what King David had discovered long ago--that God's presence could be richly experienced even in the presence of enemies. Here is the amazing story of their experience. |
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... Marine Corps or any other governmental agency or department, military or otherwise. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The New King James Version, © 1979, 1980, 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc. Scriptures ...
... all the nations. And all the ends of the earth shall see the Salvation of our God. —Isaiah 52:10 —Chaplain Carey H. Cash Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California Summer 2003 1 An Unexpected Feast Wake up!” As the lights to XIII Preface.
... Marine Corps famous in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. We had come to see that they also made for excellent troop carriers in the desert, capable of carrying twenty-five Marines armed with 50-caliber machine-guns, Mark-19 grenade ...
... Marine Corps Air- Ground Combat Center, Twenty-nine Palms, driving from one unit to another, conducting services and offering on-the-spot coun- seling. We were well prepared for today, but no amount of experi- ence or training could ...
The Dramatic Account of How a U.S. Marine Battalion Experienced God's ... corpsmen, ammunition and food resupply personnel, vehicle maintenance personnel ... Corps battalion consists of about nine hundred men, all assimilated within a ...
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Fiery Furnace | 47 |
K I A | 73 |
A Sign in the Storm | 95 |
Filthy Hands Pure Hearts | 113 |
AssalamualayKum | 137 |
Arms Lifted Up | 157 |
April 10th | 173 |
A Mighty Fortress | 201 |
Semper Fidelis | 217 |
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