Hope on a Strange Planet
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You see, even when life and people may disappoint, hope never does. Even if what you’re hoping for doesn’t actually pan out, you have a good run of real positive anticipation for whatever it is, and that fact alone feels pretty good. Hope gives a great handhold on life even in the sad times when your fingers ultimately get slammed in the proverbial door. In fact, if they do, with hope you can instantly begin hoping the pain will go away, and that little bit of light helps in facing the dark times.
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Have you ever wished you could understand that soldier you know and love better? Or perhaps you’re a soldier yourself who feels as if no one really understands what you’ve been through.
In Hope on a Strange Planet, author Chaplain Stephen Dicks seeks to provide a deeper understanding of the experiences of an American in the military by sharing this personal narrative. He came up through the ranks in the US Army from a private to an officer, with two long tours in Iraq. From Baghdad and Mosul, attached to a combat support hospital during some of the hardest fighting, to his final tour with the Fortieth MPs out of Fort Leavenworth and the 2011 withdrawal of US troops, Chaplain Dicks offers insight into the life and thoughts of a US soldier deployed to a strange planet in the middle of a combat zone. He gives hope to those who have been there that they can survive.
In this memoir, an army chaplain presents his life story with humor, pride, and sorrow, along with a firsthand understanding of the sacrifices the soldiers and their families make each day.
About the Author
Chaplain Stephen Dicks is a soldier, a chaplain, a husband, and a father of four children. His military career has spanned more than twenty years and garnered numerous awards. He holds a doctor of ministry degree from Erskine Theological Seminary in Due West, South Carolina. He is best known for his cartoon series Another Monday, a series of military cartoons published weekly in multiple newspapers throughout the country. He currently lives in San Antonio, Texas.