September 11, 2009
Source: NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112743568&ft=1&f=1016
Thomas Dyer is preparing to deploy with the Tennessean National Guardsman as the Army's first Buddhist chaplain. Dyer, a former Southern Baptist minister, says he was drawn to Buddhism through meditation and explains how he will apply the principles of his faith as a spiritual counselor for the troops.