Sailor Constructs Stained-Glass Windows at Al Asad Base Chapel

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Donald J. Hodory sits in the newly upgraded base chapel at Al Asad, Iraq

AL ASAD, Iraq — In the midst of a combat zone it may be hard for one to find beauty, but with the help of one Naval petty officer, servicemembers deployed here will get a little taste of heaven when visiting the base chapel.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Donald J. Hodory, builder, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 25, 9th Naval Construction Regiment, saw a need and took the necessary steps to make the newly constructed chapel more like a religious sanctuary in the states.

"The idea for stained-glass windows came more as a dream than anything else," said Hodory. "When I heard that the new chapel was being built, it just made perfect sense to fabricate stained-glass windows for it."

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