Foxhole Atheists May Update and Memorial Day

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photo for MAAF by Dexter Vilchis

Leading up to Memorial Day, we’ve got an update for local group events and memorials. First let’s all congratulate the upcoming Academy graduates and recent promotees!

May 21, 2015 | Posted by: Jason Torpy

MASH Joint Base San Antonio will be traveling to Ft Sam Houston cemetery to place flags on gravesites. This is a great example of atheists giving back to the community. The more we have inclusion and respect among military personnel, the more we can participate in positive ways.

Pearl Harbor Navy Exchange hosted a Bone Marrow donor registry drive through salutetolife.org. MASH Hawaii made this a primary event last week as a way to give back to the community.

Jase Heap, Humanist Chaplain candidate and Executive Director of United Coalition of Reason is speaking at the UU Congregation of Fairfax on May 25th regarding the status of atheists and humanists in the military. He will also be attending a MAAF donor reception at the Army Navy Club in Washington DC on June 8th. These are both great events worth travelling for.

Rich Silva at March Air Reserve Base was recently able to give a humanist invocation during a promotion ceremony. In a private, personal event like this, it can be appropriate to have personal additions such as a humanist invocation. This sets an example of when personal expressions are appropriate. And paraphrased excerpt is here:

“I ask that you look to your neighbor to your right and to your left and recognize that we are all here, sharing this experience as human beings. And it is in that nature that we can all come together and be with one another as we celebrate this promotion.”

http://militaryatheists.org/news/2015/05/foxhole-atheists-may-update/