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Religious Support: To Casualties and the dying
INDEX: Page
Last Request 2
Emergency Baptism
Casualty Prayers 2
Catholic
Protestant
Eastern Orthodox
Jewish
Muslim
Wartime Burials 6
Memorial Prayer examples 8
Unit Reconstitution 9
Religious Support: To Casualties and the dying
This section contains information about sacraments, rites and
prayers for casualties and the dying in combat operations.
Performing or providing for religious support to the dying is the
first step in honoring the dead. Sacraments are administered by
either ordained or appropriate lay persons when a chaplain of the
soldier’s own faith is unavailable. The emphasis is on
“emergency”. Since time is critical in any emergency situation,
especially combat operations, religious support actions should be
kept brief.
Religious support to casualties may be at the location of injury,
at a casualty collection point, or at some other location.
Casualties that cannot be moved, will require visitation by the
Unit Ministry Team (UMT) to perform and provide religious
support. Soldiers may request sacraments, rites, and ordinances
which are not part of the UMT’s own religion. Chaplains may be
asked to perform or provide religious support to those of
different faiths, not of their own faith. A chaplain is not
required to perform or provide religious support to soldiers of
different faiths, if doing so would be contrary to the tenets of
their denomination or the dictates of their own conscience. Unit
ministry team members are responsible for performing or providing
religious support and ensuring that religious support tasks are
accomplished for all soldiers.
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