Members of a local parish youth group prepare to leave for the Steubenville Retreat in San Diego, Calif. Father Joseph T. O’Callahan Council 14157 at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma paid for five young people to attend the retreat.

Catholic troops in Afghanistan display their copies of Armed With the Faith, a Catholic handbook for military personnel being distributed by the Knights of Columbus in conjunction with the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA. To date, the order has printed more than 400,000 copies of Armed With the Faith.

Members of the St. Michael the Archangel Round Table at the Bagram Air Force Base in Parvan, Afghanistan, stand with their outgoing chaplain, Father Sean O’Brien, prior to his leaving Afghanistan. The Knights also have on display the banner that was donated to them by councils in Arizona District 27. The St. Michael the Archangel Round Table, sponsored by Msgr. Robert D. Goodill and St. Luke Council 11229 in Erie, Pa., is the only K of C unit in Afghanistan.

Prince of Peace Council 9899 in Las Vegas has formed a round table at Nellis Air Force Base.

Volunteers from Monroe Council 2079 joined members of American Legion Post 488 to prepare and serve a barbecue lunch for the patients, families of patients and staff of the Castle Point VA Hospital.

Members of Msgr. Frank Howard Council 6648 in Havelock stand at an altar in Iraq with Navy chaplain Father Miles. Several Knights from Council 6648, Father Miles among them, are currently stationed in Iraq.

F. Randolf Howell Assembly in Columbia provided a grilled lunch for about 60 National Guard soldiers stationed at the National Guard Armory in Columbia. Knights cooked hamburgers and hot dogs, and treated soldiers to cake and soda.

Obadiah Council 7642 in Kirkland donated $500 to the Puget Sound USO Lounge at the Seatac International Airport. The funds will help support military personnel passing through the airport.

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