Army Chaplin Killed In Afghanistan, First To Die In Combat Since Vietnam

Photo: Chaplain Dale Goetz

Army Chaplain First To Die In Combat Since Vietnam -- Christianity Today

Capt. Dale Allen Goetz, a Baptist minister from Oregon, was killed in a roadside bombing.

(RNS) A Baptist minister from Oregon who was killed in Afghanistan on August 30 is the first Army chaplain to die in combat since Vietnam, according to the Army.

Capt. Dale Allen Goetz, 43, died in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan's Arghandab River Valley. He had been in Afghanistan less than a month. Four other Fort Carson, Colo., soldiers were also killed in the attack.

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More News On The Death Of Capt. Dale Allen Goetz

Army: Chaplain is 1st killed in action since '70 -- Yahoo News/AP
Army chaplain, raised in Hood River, dies in Afghanistan bomb blast -- Oregon Live
Slain chaplain found his faith in Oregon -- Oregon Live
Capt. Dale Goetz From Fort Carson Is 1st Chaplain Killed In Action Since '70 -- Huffington Post

My Comment: Our thoughts and prayers are for his family and loved ones.