SUPPORT through tough times is vital, Australian Army chaplain Roger Marsh says.
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The Soldiers Chapel in the Blamey Barracks at Kapooka is a place of solace and support, and it caters to a number of religions.
“The Army’s chaplains are fully-trained officers and ordained ministers,” chaplain Marsh said.
From the air, the Soldiers Chapel is shaped like a dove. Inside is a cross made from wood and metal.
The cross’s metal rays were once part of an armoured vehicle, and were added on the suggestion of the widow of a soldier who was killed while travelling in it.
The cross was brought from the Army’s base in Afghanistan to Kapooka when troops began withdrawing.
The Army’s chaplains are fully-trained officers and ordained ministers.
There are three wings to the chapel – Anglican, Catholic and Protestant. Other religions are supported by the chaplains.
“We have so many people that they have to have two services on a Sunday,” chaplain Marsh said.