“There is a Shield of Strength in the Oval Office…and, aside from the official insignias they wear, it is the emblem most often carried by members of the military in Afghanistan and Iraq.” — Stephan Mansfield, Author, Faith of the American Soldier
“[T]he soldier’s heart, the soldier’s spirit, the soldier’s soul are everything. Unless the soldier’s soul sustains him, he cannot be relied upon and will fail himself, his commander, and his country in the end.” –General of the Army George C. Marshall
It is not “official issue,” but thousands of military personnel are now wearing a “Shield of Strength” dog-tag bearing a Scriptural passage on one side (Joshua 1:9 “I will be strong and courageous. I will not be terrified, or discouraged; for the Lord my God is with me wherever I go.”) and the words “United States of America – One Nation Under God” on the other.
Army Ranger Capt. Russell Rippetoe, murdered at a checkpoint by a homicide bomber, was the first casualty in Operation Iraqi Freedom to be interred at Arlington National Cemetery. His father, retired Lt. Col. Joe Rippetoe (disabled after two tours of duty in Vietnam), reports, “All the men who served with my son wear the shield around their necks, as do many of the elite 75th Rangers.” (Click here for more about Capt. Rippetoe’s story.)
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