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14 FEATURE | L E E R O B E R T S PIRATES IN ACTION: Clockwise from top left, Kristine Broger ’02, Jason Faler M.H.A. ‘06/M.S.J. ’07, Diogo Tavares ’98 and Father James Hamel ‘88/M.D.M. ‘92/M.A.T. ’99. Photo of Broger by Ben Bloker, used with permission of Stars and Stripes © 2007 Stars and Stripes. Photos of Father Hamel by Marty Katz
The war in Iraq rages on, well into its fifth year. On Capitol Hill and over kitchen tables everywhere, Americans ask — and answer — some of the most difficult questions of our time: Should we have gone to war in the first place? Have our efforts made the United States safer? How can I be a support to my child, or my neighbor’s child, or my niece or brother, who is deployed there? What will next month, next year or the next decade bring? While opinions and emotions on both sides of the issue overlay much about America’s role in Iraq, one thing shines through: men and women from Seton Hall who have served in military conflict — in this one and others — often do so in ways that illustrate that the values instilled at the University don’t exist merely within a nurturing campus environment; graduates display them, daily, as they go about the task of living their lives — even if their paths take them into the hardship of war. We highlight here several individuals who, by the nature of their roles in the military, represent a commitment to the mind — Jason Faler, M.H.A. ’06/M.S.J. ’07, who used his knowledge of Middle Eastern languages and culture to con- S E T O N H A L L M A G A Z I N E | F A L L 2 0 0 7 The Call to Service S E TO N H A L L A L U M N I W H O S E RV E I N I R AQ D O S O I N WAY S T H AT R E F L E C T A C O M M I T M E N T TO T H E M I N D, T H E H E A R T A N D T H E S P I R I T. duct much-needed intelligence work — the heart — Kristine Broger ’02, who nurses burn patients from the battlefield — and the spirit — Father James Hamel ’88/M.D.M. ’92/M.A.T. ’99, who enlisted in the Air Force to minister to soldiers. Their stories are but three of many. Jason Faler left Iraq with more than just memories of the struggles there. He left with deep feelings for many of the Iraqi countrymen he worked with. As a liaison officer to the Joint Headquarters at the Iraqi Ministry of Defense in Baghdad from January 2005 to January 2006, Faler advised, trained and mentored Iraqi officers. He also became their friend. Faler, 30, served with the 53rd Army Liaison Team, which was assigned to the 18th Airborne Corps. Because he speaks Arabic, having learned the language at The American University in Cairo where he met Rita, the Egyptian-Lebanese woman who would become his wife, Faler had an immediate inside track to communicating with the people he was there to help. “I was the only Arabic speaker in my entire unit,” Faler said. “The fact that I spoke with an Egyptian accent and 15
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