CPT Lane,
Your request to transfer Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits to your eligible dependent(s) has been approved with an incurred obligation until 20220322.
V/R,
Katie B
Why is this important you may wonder? People transfer GI Bills all the time you may ponder. I'll tell you why this email had my heart pattering with excitement. After I had my Call to be a military Chaplain and before I had been sworn into the Army by my mentor & best friend LTC (USA RET) Keith Donnelly, I met my husband, James at a local pub (literally The Pub) in our hometown, Robinson, IL. We talked for hours that first night about our fallen friends and brothers. My roommate in San Diego was on the SEAL Team 3 that lost Heroes like Michael Monsoor and Mark Lee and later Chris Kyle and Ryan Job. I had great empathy for James’ pain after losing so many of my own friends.
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| Ryan Job, Navy SEAL |
He spoke through a few tears at my Swearing In Ceremony at Hutsonville Baptist Church, IL (the first Church to Call me to preach in Illinois) about his rough tour in Iraq in 2004 and the power of military Chaplains' (Army for him) presence on the battlefield nurturing the living, caring for the wounded and honoring the fallen. Later, my Call would lead him back to his own Chaplain, now a LTC, at my Army Chaplain graduation at Fort Jackson, CH (LTC) Gary Fisher. All along our crazy journey that allowed a Cavalry Scout to marry an Army Chaplain, my Calling was front and center for both of us. He repeatedly has told me since day 1 that he's as passionate about my Call, because of what he saw on the Battlefield, as I am. I wrote about some of those experiences in "Healing Soul Wounds from War" which is under consideration for publication.
He has been a tireless supporter even when others might reject what God had set before me to accomplish. I love James and greatly appreciate what he and his brothers (including his Chaplain) sacrificed during over 160 Combat Missions in 1 year in Iraq, mentally, physically and spiritually. The least this country can do is honor him with free education to follow his dreams (mainly this nonprofit brewery.) He used his first GI Bill in the foggy PTSD lense of post-war barely knowing what he needed or wanted. After counseling, reflection and growth, he will now be able to go to school for brewing, culinary, his IT Masters or whatever he would like to learn about! I am SO proud of him and happy to serve helping other Soldiers until 2022 as an Army Chaplain to make that happen for him!
For God and Country - CH (CPT) Jennifer Lane, wife of an amazing 19D & US Army Veteran & Brewer
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| CH Lane with SPC Alston at Pohakuloa Training Area Hawaii |
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