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You meet the family in a point where

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there's pain .

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And so the old adage is pain shared is

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pain divided . And so you have a chance

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to divide that pain out with them to

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ease a little bit of that pain . But

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the flip side of that coin is very much

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joy shared as joy multiplied . And so

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as you're bringing those memories back ,

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fond memories back to them , you're

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having a chance to be that additional

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partner that they can share with in

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that joy . We bring our whole

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resiliency team together to provide

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this two day course where chaplains are

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just g leaning and learning from the

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mission here at Dover Air Force Base .

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Really , the chaplain becomes that

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presence of that loved one , not to

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replace , but just that presence to

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come alongside in that void .

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And an attempt to fill the void in a

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way that is honorable and respectful

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for that family . Well , again , we

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don't have the answers and we are not

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the answer and we're not filling that

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void completely , but we are that

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emotional , spiritual and grief partner

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along that journey .

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That's a very different approach than

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maybe an educator , a mental health

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professional , who's going to give a

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diagnosis , who's going to look at an

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assessment and say you have ABC .

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Therefore , let me give you this

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diagnosis . The chaplaincy , the

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religious support team comes into this

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wilderness and says , I just wanna meet

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you where you're at . I wanna walk with

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you as you walk to the darkness that

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one day hopefully will turn into light .

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That is what this train is all about

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And the beauty of it is that we get to

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bring all branches together . And while

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we may wear a different uniform or we

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may have a different title uh on our

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chest , we all believe the same thing .

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We all have this compassionate heart .

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We all have this calling to

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compassionate care for our fallen and

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their families .