They're best treated with holy water and a cross.
Thank you so much for being here. I truly know the challenges you face. On a serious note, I know how hard it is to deal with a lot of the troops, especially through all the deployments you've been on, and through the early years especially, as we got into Bosnia, which were some of the more challenging years.
Padre, for the sake of the committee, what is the role of the chaplain? How do you support our men and women in uniform? You might want to describe the chaplaincy on each base—because there's a lot of work to do on each base—whether you're deployed, and especially for the rear party. Speaking of the rear party, what are some of the challenges you face, being among those first approaching the families and notifying them of a fatality? Can you talk about some of those issues?