At Camp Bushmaster near the town of Najaf in the Iraqi desert,American soldiers who haven't been able to bathe in months can take adip in a 500- gallon tub, courtesy of U.S. Army Chaplain Josh Llano.
But there's an unusual entry fee: Conversion by full submersion.
"It's simple," Llano told a reporter for the Miami Herald lastweek. "They want water. I have it, as long as they agree to getbaptized."
What a deal! One bath for the low, low price of your eternal soul.
Before the soldiers can wash off some of the filth of desertwarfare, they also have to sit through Llano's 90-minute sermon. Andthen comes the hourlong baptism/bath.
"They do appear …
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