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6 A SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2015 Military museum to host special authors reception When Navy Chaplain Glenn Brown retired, he had no idea that his real mission was just beginning when, at age 64, he packed his bags and joined the Ukrainian military. At least, spiritually. Over the past 22 years, the Rev. Brown has made 38 trips to the Ukraine to help its once Communistic military incorpo- rate the virtues of Christianity into its fold following its liber- ation from Soviet oppression. In his book, “Bibles, Bullets COURTESY PHOTO and Borscht: A U.S. Chaplain and the Ukraine Military,” Authors the Rev. Glenn Brown and Tom Preuss will be Brown chronicles his experi- speaking about their latest military-themed books at the ences in the Ukraine over the Oregon Coast Military Museum on Sunday. past two decades as he prepares for his next trip across the Museum on Sunday, Sept. 27, years and a member of the following their appearance at Chaplaincy of Full Gospel Atlantic. For author Tom Preuss, the the Florence Festival of Books Churches, Brown has served in idea for his book “The Last at the Florence Events Center all four of the U.S. military branches. He is also a graduate Caliphate” was born from a on Saturday, Sept. 26. As an aircraft electrical spe- of the University of Denver, simple question: “What if Islamic terrorists not only cialist in the U.S. Air Force and Princeton Seminary, Denver attacked American soil but eventual aircraft engineer, Seminary and the Navy Senior Preuss is familiar with both the claimed it?” In his what-if thriller, Preuss military and flying, building offers a cautionary tale of how and flying his own scale replica apathy and the blind pursuit of of a World War II fighter plane. A lifetime member of the political correctness fosters the perfect climate for a slow and Replica Fighters Association, methodical takeover by Islamic he helped develop and edit the fascists in the heart of the organization's magazine — an experience which partly Pacific Northwest. Both Brown and Preuss will inspired the idea behind The be speaking during a special Last Caliphate. An ordained Assemblies of reception being held at the Oregon Coast Military God minister for more than 50 Chaplains' School. His credentials made him the perfect choice when leaders in the Ukrainian military reached out to The West for spiritual direction with its newfound freedom. During Sunday’s reception at the Oregon Coast Military Museum, both Port Hole Publishing authors will speak about their books as well as their personal experiences in the military. Brown will speak from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., followed by Preuss from 2:45 to 3:45. 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