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them were the unit commander, death is unknown to this day.
the first sergeant, the battalion Three days after his death I got
commander, executive commander, my orders to go to the hospital. I
sergeant major and a host of went to see Chaplain Stenbakken a
battalion level officers. According few days before I saw the division
to Army regulations, any E5 and procurement officer. Chaplain
above rated person, who has a Stenbakken was the chaplain for
positive drug test is automatically the Hawaiian command, but I was
dishonorably discharged. When not under his jurisdiction since I
I completed the paperwork and was at Schofield barracks. Chaplain
turned it in to the division Jag Stenbakken had just been passed
officer I was very surprised at what over for promotion to colonel. his
happened. was his third time of being passed
The Jag officer destroyed my over and once you have been
report and threw it in my face. He passed over three times, you will
stated that all the urine that had soon be out of the Army. Chaplain
been collected had been destroyed Stenbakken was also a member of
and there would be no note of the Seventh-day Adventist church.
this test in any record of the E5 Because we were members of the
and above in rank, however, the same church it made it easy to talk
record of the E4 and below would I first went to the division to him.
be noted in the field urine test. procurement officer, since the During this time I had given
In my records it would be noted whole division knew what was going up. I told my wife that I had looked
that I had used my office of drug on. t did not take a lot of time everywhere “He smiled
and alcohol officer to harass the to explain to him what I needed, for help
officers of my unit. I was stunned! which was not to be forced to carry and found and said,
It was at this time I realized that a weapon, and to be transferred to none. I “Yes, I know,
everyone in my unit and at division the Tripler Army hospital. I stated to thought
headquarters was out to get me. the procurement officer that he was maybe and I will be
the one person God
who could clear wanted dead in hell
up this mess. I also me out of
stated that all he the Army, before I sign
had to do was to It was your orders!”
sign his name on my 10th
the orders and I anniversary Three days
would be gone to with the
the hospital. He Army and later he was
smiled and said, I only dead.”
“Yes, I know, and needed
I will be dead in 10 more years before retirement.
hell before I sign It was at this low point that I saw
your orders!” the hand of God,. nly after I had let
Three days later go of trying to take care of things
he was dead. It myself, did God enter the situation.
was Sunday and
he was scuba For some reason that neither
diving when he Chaplain Stenbakken nor I know
died, but he did of, Congress turned their votes
not drown, and around and promoted Chaplain
the cause of his
With his parachute, ready for a mission Stenbakken to colonel. This
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