When a soldier is injured in battle, his wounds require careful attention and need time to heal. If someone has lost a leg, been shot, or badly burned, we acknowledge a process of both healing and grieving. While they may or may not have obvious physical injuries, soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) also have…

Low-hanging clouds cleared to reveal stunning snow-draped mountains as residents of Port Alsworth, Alaska, lined their airfield Sunday. The townspeople waved American flags and cheered as the plane bearing U.S. military couples to this year’s first week of marriage retreats through Operation Heal Our Patriots came into view. The residents and Samaritan’s Purse staff members…

Five Operation Heal Our Patriots couples renewed their marriage vows last Friday, June 6, in Port Alsworth, Alaska, during a simple but profound ceremony marked by tears of healing and hope. The couples, all of whom had a spouse wounded in combat in either Iraq or Afghanistan, recommitted their lives to God and to each…

Greta Van Susteren and her husband John Coale traveled to Alaska over July 4 weekend to encourage military couples participating in Operation Heal Our Patriots. “What an encouragement they were to these wounded heroes and their spouses,” Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham said. Alaska Governor Sean Parnell was also the guest of Graham and his wife,…

The second week of June marked three important spiritual milestones for retired Army Staff Sergeant Scott Schulte. He received Christ as Lord and Savior, and was baptized in Lake Clark, and also committed his marriage to God and His Word in a public ceremony. “It was special for me because I was able to get…