KFOR 17 makes one last trip to Decani
Story and photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cody Harding
4th Public Affairs Detachment
S
oldiers of Kosovo Force 17 took a trip to Decani
monastery for an Orthodox Catholic liturgy January
23.
The trip, coordinated by the Forward Command Post Unit
Ministry Team, was set to be the last one for the KFOR 17
rotation as their replacements arrive within the following
weeks. Over the course of their deployment, the FCP UMT
has scheduled three previous trips to orthodox services in
Kosovo.
U.S. Army Chaplain (Capt.) Robert Miller, the FCP chaplain,
said that the chance to visit Decani during his time in Kosovo
was a great experience.
“We have a couple of orthodox soldiers and we wanted to
give them a chance to worship since we have no Orthodox
chaplains,” Miller said. “After going there, I saw it was a
great opportunity for soldiers, even if they are not orthodox,
to be culturally enriched.”
The liturgy took place within the monast