“I’ve served in the best units in the Army," Chaplain (Maj.) Charlie Shields said. "But I told my wife, I think I’m prouder of the fact that my son is a second-generation Ranger than of anything I did.”
Mementos that had belonged to a cousin killed in action, his grandfather's military service medals, and a dresser handmade by his great-grandfather were among the belongings that were allegedly illegally auctioned off.
Retired Reserve Col. Arthur Perrault, a former Air Force chaplain and Roman Catholic priest who fled the country decades ago, was sentenced Friday in New Mexico to 30 years in prison.