Air Force Field Hospital

Forgiveness is strong medicine. When life hits us hard, there is nothing as effective as forgiveness for healing deep wounds. In the journey to learn about forgiveness inside, we will meet a senior chaplain in combat landing in Iraq.

A story tells about Chaplain Norris Burkes, who assumed the unenviable job of notifying families of those killed in combat. After his 25th such announcement, he volunteered for deployment to serve as the senior chaplain in the Air Force Field Hospital in Balad, Iraq. Inside the trauma center, Burkes stood with the combat wounded as they struggled to overcome both physical and moral injuries, mourn their losses, and face the issues of forgiveness.

In this book, he was so open and honest about all his experiences and the effect they had on him. Chaplain Burkes showed outstanding courage in volunteering to go to Iraq to further his understanding of returning veterans. This book will take you side-by-side with the bravest of the brave in Iraq.