Lutheran Pastor,

1980-1996 Wauneta and Palisade, Nebraska

1996-2004, Elkhart and Hugoton, Kansas

2015-present, Assistant, Collinsville, Illinois

2015-2017, Vacancy, Carlinville, Illinois

Chaplain (Major-Ret)

Nebraska Army National Guard, Jan 1989-Jan 1997

New Mexico Army National Guard, Jan 1997-May 2004

Louisiana Army National Guard, May 2004-Mar 2006.

Deployed OIF, Oct 2004-Sep 2005, 2-156 IN (Mech), 256 BCT

Camp Liberty, Victory Base Complex, Baghdad

Deployed Operation Southern Comfort (Katrina), Oct 2005-Feb 2006

Indiana Army National Guard, Mar 2006-Oct 2011, 38th ID

Deployed OIF, June 2006- July 2007, 38th DISCOM

Garrison Chaplain, Victory Base Complex

Deployed OEF, June 2008-Feb 2010

June 2008-Dec 2008, assigned 27th BCT, 35th ID, New York

Dec 2008-Aug 2009, assigned 33rd BCT, 35th ID, Illinois

Aug 2009- Feb 2010, assigned 48th BCT, 3rd ID, Georgia

stationed at 6 locations, visitations 24 locations

Retired Oct 2011

Married

Carol Aebel, Oct 2010

Me: 4 grown children, son in 3rd ID, deployed Iraq 3 times, Afghanistan 2 times

Carol, 3 grown children, daughter in Wyoming Air National Guard, deployed Iraq 1 time