Steven Sudduth:  

I was born and raised a quarter mile from Enterprise Elementary School, survived Johns Hill Jr. High (good riddance!), and celebrated four years at MacArthur High School-graduating in 1988. After high school, I spent five and a half years trying to avoid graduation from Bradley University, but eventually I left with a degree in Music and another in Communication. Not being able to find a steady job, I soon returned to college at Southern University at Edwardsville. The one and a half year program to convert my music degree into directing a high school choir soon became a four year program to get a Social Work degree and join the Army in pursuit of going into the Ministry. This journey continued as I was accepted to Northern Baptist Seminary (near Chicago) and then Asbury Theological Seminary (near Lexington, KY). I entered the US Army's Chaplain training program on September 11, 2001--I swear it was pure coincidence! I spent five and a half challenging but enjoyable years as a Chaplain Candidate during which time I met and married my wife (Julianna) in seminary, and we now have three four-legged children (a dog and two cats). I graduated from Seminary (December 2005), got ordained (November 2006), and was appointed as an Army Chaplain (February 2007). I have been a Chaplain for about a year and a half, and now I am soon to be headed to Camp Bucca, Iraq serving with the 306th Military Police Battalion. UPDATE: Everything before now seems as if it happened in another lifetime. I went to Iraq hoping to become an Active Duty Cha...Expand for more