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Military missionary - A priest in Afghanistan

A Pillar interview

The Pillar
Aug 27, 2021
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Fr. Andrew Young offers Mass on the USS Wasp in 2016. Credit: US Navy/ Alamy.

As a young Marine, Andrew Young was part of the first wave of America’s military to enter Afghanistan, just months after September 11, 2001. After tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, Young became a priest, and returned to military service as a Navy and Air Force chaplain.

Fr. Young s…

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