Keith K. of St. Marys, Ohio asks another great question:
"I served as a Army chaplain for 14 years and I never had a commander who would grant me the freedom of movement and action I see in your chaplain character. Has the Army changed? I always had trouble getting a vehicle!!."
B.K. Sherer responds:
The Army really hasn't changed that much, but each unit and tactical situation may effect how anyone, including the chaplain, moves about the battlefield. I, too, have been in units where the vehicles were in short supply and I had to beg for rides wherever I needed to go. But in the first months of Operation Iraqi Freedom I did have a humvee and moved around much like Jaime does in the book. When inside a secure area, I could hop in and take off. But when the mission required me to go longer distances, I had to link up with a convoy for safety.
Keith K. of St. Marys, Ohio asks:
"I was wondering if you had heard the theory that Eden was located in the Valley of Tabriz? The presence of the Hurrian lands to the west and the use of the name Noah in both Hebrew and Hurrian accounts of the flood hint at some connection. Tabriz is east of the Hurrian lands."
Sharon Linnéa responds:
One of the most interesting parts of researching the book was following the different places people posit may have been the site of Eden. For those who are interested, here is the place we're talking about: http://www.iranian.ws/7000/garden_of_eden.htm |
