The army inquires about soliders’ faiths because it doesn’t assume the people dying to defend this nation are Christian. When one views the cross in that light, it seems antithetical to the ideals for which those same soldiers fought.
Judd Lienhard
Judd Lienhard grew up in rural Missouri and is a former infantry platoon leader with the 10th Mountain Division and 3D Ranger Battalion. He served two deployments in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. He currently works and lives in Austin, TX with his wife and two sons.