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This Marine vet is not your average pastor 2 hours ago Thomas Burke, now a pastor, served in the Marine Corps from 2007 to 2010. (Photo courtesy of Thomas Burke) For Thomas Burke, a life of service was not simply an option, but an inevitability. Today the associate minister of children, youth and families at Northfield Congregational Church, he began his religious career in an unlikely place: The U.S. Marine Corps. “Right around the time that I felt a call to ministry, I also felt a strong call into military service,” Burke told Observation Post. “Growing up as an altar server, yo...

This Marine vet is not your average pastor 5 hours ago Thomas Burke, now a pastor, served in the Marine Corps from 2007 to 2010. (Photo courtesy of Thomas Burke) For Thomas Burke, a life of service was not simply an option, but an inevitability. Today the associate minister of children, youth and families at Northfield Congregational Church, he began his religious career in an unlikely place: the U.S. Marine Corps. “Right around the time that I felt a call to ministry, I also felt a strong call into military service,” Burke told Observation Post. “Growing up as an altar server, yo...

Apr 4, 2021 YOUNGSTOWN — After a long battle with various health issues, the Rev. Christopher “Chris” D. Yambar, age 59, received the Ultimate Healing and went to be with his Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, March 27, 2021. Chris was born July 4, 1961, in Youngstown, a son of the late David and Gladys McBride Little Van Dyke Yambar. He was a 1979 graduate of Fitch High School and a proud member of the Mahoning County Joint Vocational School Class of ’79 (Salute to you, George!). He later attended Youngstown State University, majoring in art and education; obtained certification in e...

Hillsdale Collegian Hall of Valor honors local heroes Dan Bisher, in uniform. Courtesy | Dan Bisher This year, the Hillsdale County Vet­erans Hall of Valor is hon­oring vet­erans who served in the wars in Korea, Iraq, and Afghanistan. It is also com­mem­o­rating the 30th anniversary of Oper­ation Desert Storm.  “The Hillsdale County Hall of Valor, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit orga­ni­zation whose purpose is recog­nition of Hillsdale County vet­erans,” said John M. Williams III, pres­ident of the Hillsdale County Hall of Veterans. The Hillsdale County Hall of...

8 Special Operations Command Africa has been in the business of training with African counterparts since U.S. Africa Command became operational in 2008. This training has come in a variety of forms and has always been tailored to the operational needs of African partner militaries. As useful and necessary as tactical and operational training is for any military, that isn’t the only spectrum in which militaries operate. While chaplains are not usually involved directly in training partner nations, the SOCAFRICA chaplain office has taken a more aggressive approach. The SOCAF...