2013-11-11T06:00:03-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/veterans/ http://faithgateway.com/veterans-day-shield-strength/ 2013-11-11T06:00:03-05:00 Captain Russell Rippetoe was serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003. Previously, while serving in Afghanistan, Rippetoe saw men die, which brought a renewal to his Christian faith and a new passion for the Bible. On the chain around his neck, he wore a “Shield of Strength,” a one-by-two-inch emblem displaying a U.S. flag […]