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The National Service Organization (NSO) is part of Adventist Chaplaincy
Ministries. The NSO is most fully developed in the North American
Division, and much of the material and information here is most
relevant to the United States military. However, ACM promotes the
development of NSO programs in all world divisions of the church
where it is needed. Relevant materials and information concerning
military matters in other countries should be sent to ACM at the
General Conference.
The work of the National Service Organization
The National Service Organization serves the needs of three important
groups of people. These groups, and the needs to be addressed, are
outlined in NSO s official charter:
1. The church in general.
Development of policies that clarify the position of the church
and its relationship to military service.
Effective communication of those policies to the church.
Consultation with the NSO Committees of overseas divisions, as they
provide similar services in their territories where needed.
2. The youth of the church
Development and implement of an educational program to help the
youth of the church successfully deal with the issue of military
service.
Prepare and circulate appropriate information materials concerning
military service.
3. Seventh-day Adventists in military service
Assist Adventist military service personnel with problems of conscience
and religious accommodation encountered in the military.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with military
and civilian officials to address issues about Adventists in the
military.
Promote and supervise retreats for church members in military service.
Provide for publication of For God and Country for Adventists in
the military.
Creation and maintenance of a database of Adventist in the military,
as a means of providing them with church publications and other
supplies.
Promotion of a biennial Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries Offering,
where needed, as a means of helping provide funds for selected services
and materials.
IN MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN HEROS
Below
are links to existing news stories about Adventists who have died
in the line of duty. We want to be as complete as possible, but
are dependent on information submitted from those who know about
such deaths. If the name of someone is missing, and there is an
existing news story on the internet to which we can link, please
let us know and provide the linking information. Thank you very
much.
Updated
2 July 2007
- First
Officer LeRoy W. Homer, Jr.
• Major, U.S. Air Force Reserve •
11 September 2001 • United Airlines, Flight 93
• Marlton, New Jersey
- PFC
Diego Rincon • U.S. Army • 29
March 2003 • 2nd Bn 7th Inf, 3rd Inf Div •
Conyers, Georgia
- SSG
Arthur Stacey Mastrapa • U.S. Army Reserve
• 16 June 2004 • 351st MP Co, 95th MP
Bn, 16th MP Bde • Apopka, FL
- SGT
William "Scottie" Kinzer, Jr. • U.S.
Army • 26 January 2005 • 1st Sqdn,
4th Cav, 1st Inf Div • Hendersonville, North Carolina
- SPC
Jonathan Cadavero • US Army •
March 2007 • 2nd Bde STB, 2BCT, 10th Mtn Div •
Takoma Park, Maryland
- PFC
Joey Sams, II • U.S. Army • 21 March 2007 •
1st Bn 15th Inf, 3rd Bde, 3rd Inf Div • Spartenburg,
South Carolina
- SSG
David Mejias • U.S. Army • 01 April 2007 •
HHC, 2nd STB, 2nd BCT, 10th Mtn Div • Fort Drum, New York
- PFC
Travis F. Haslip • U.S. Army • 19 May
2007 • 1st Bn 5th Cav, 2BCT, 1st Cav Div •
Ooltewah, Tennessee
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