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The Criminal Justice Studies Program supports all of our brave servicemen and women who are courageously servicing our country overseas. The faculty and students of our program especially send our best wishes to our students and alumni who find themselves deployed in Iraq, Afghanistan,
and in other locations around the world. Our thoughts and prayers are with these dedicated members of the United States Military. We honor and respect the brave young men and women serving in harms way overseas and long for the day when all of our soldiers return home.

A Soldier's Prayer

Almighty Father, Whose Command is over all and Whose Love never faileth,
let me aware of Thy presence and obedient to Thy will.
Keep me true to my best self, guarding me against dishonesty
In purpose and in deed, and helping me so to soldier and to live
so as to stand unashamed and unafraid before my fellow soldiers,
my loved ones, and Thee.

Protect those in whose love I live.
Give me the will to do the work
and to accept my share of responsibilities
with a strong heart and a cheerful mind.
Make me considerate of those entrusted to my leadership
and faithful to the duties my country has entrusted to me.

Let my uniform remind me daily of the traditions of the Service of which I am a part.
If I am inclined to doubt, steady my faith;
If I am tempted, make me strong to resist;
If I should miss the mark, bestow upon me courage to try again.
Guide me with the light of Thy truth ~ and keep before me the life of
Him in Whose example and deliverance I trust.
In the name of my Lord,
Amen.

~ Authored by an unknown World War II U.S. Navy Serviceman