A chaplain who died in Afghanistan this week was the first Army clergyman killed in action since Vietnam, military officials said Thursday. Army Capt. Dale Goetz of the 4th Infantry Division was among five U.S. soldiers killed when their armored vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Monday. Goetz was in a convoy traveling from one forward operating base to another, where he counseled soldiers. Witnesses said the vehicle was Humvee.
Goetz, 43, is survived by his wife and three sons, all under the age of 10, all from White, S.D. The family is currently residing at Fort Carson, Colo.
Geotz was the pastor at the First Baptist Church in White before joining the Army in 2000. ...