[color=rgb(80, 80, 80)]Returning service members from Iraq and Afghanistan often struggle with readjusting to civilian life, health issues, and guilt[/color]
[color=rgb(80, 80, 80)]Until recently, the 1,000 or so Hindus serving in the US military - and their families - lacked a military confidant who understood their religion and culture.[/color]
[color=rgb(80, 80, 80)]But now Captain Pratima Dharm has been appointed as the US military's first Hindu chaplain.[/color]
[color=rgb(80, 80, 80)]She says her position is significant not just to her military congregation, but also to the religion's one billion global followers.[/color]
[color=rgb(80, 80, 80)]Until recently, the 1,000 or so Hindus serving in the US military - and their families - lacked a military confidant who understood their religion and culture.[/color]
[color=rgb(80, 80, 80)]But now Captain Pratima Dharm has been appointed as the US military's first Hindu chaplain.[/color]
[color=rgb(80, 80, 80)]She says her position is significant not just to her military congregation, but also to the religion's one billion global followers.[/color]