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2000 and their third child, Sarah Park Church of Christ and passing through the area of
Katheryn, was born in August with the Army National Guard operation. Upon returning to
of 2002. While working with the attached to the local logistics unit the United States, Carl had
congregation in Huntsville, Carl where he became the Chaplain the opportunity to lecture on
decided to continue military Assistant. During this time, Carl the history and ruins of Ur at
service by enlisting in the was deployed in support of several universities. Also, during
Alabama Army National Guard operations in Iraq, where, due Carl’s time in Selma, he taught
with a communications unit. The to some background in Biblical Bible at Meadowview Christian
day he swore into the Alabama Archaeology, he was given Academy and earned an MA
Army National Guard was the the collateral duty of being the in Secondary Education from
morning of September 11, 2001. liaison to the Iraqi Department Grand Canyon University.
The swearing in ceremony was of Antiquity, allowing him to
disrupted by individuals saying visit several ancient sites. The After eight years of serving the
that everyone needed to “come base Carl operated from was Houston Park congregation, Carl
right now” to watch the news. within sight of the ruins of accepted the minister position
Ur (the original homeland of with the Carteret Road Church
Late in 2002, Carl and his family Abraham), and he personally of Christ in Brunswick, Georgia.
moved to Selma, Alabama where gave over one hundred tours After a year of commuting back
Carl worked with the Houston to USO entertainers and VIPs and forth for drill weekends and
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