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And we return to our American stories.

Up next, a story from a police chaplain in Oklahoma City on the events and the

mentor that changed his life. Let's get into the story. Very seldom do we get called to retirement

parties, to birthday parties, to anniversary parties, unless alcohol is involved

and there's a fight. We don't get involved in good stuff, is what I'm saying. We're always

on a call that's the worst day for that person or that family. Same thing happens in our police family.

As a chaplain, we respond to those incidents that are the worst day.

Police officer's son killed in a car wreck.

Police officer and his wife given birth to a stillborn.

I've had to be at the hospital when that's happened twice.

We're there when it's the worst time.

I didn't take this job to proselyte.

I did not take the job to add numbers to the church.

I took the job to give the presence of God at a time of difficulty.

Whatever their faith is or if they're not a believer,

as long as they wear a badge and a gun, I'm there to try to give peace and comfort.

My name is Greg Giltner.

I'm currently the chief at Oklahoma Christian University in Oklahoma City.

But prior to that, I was an officer at the Oklahoma City Police Department.

I started with Oklahoma City in 1988, and I retired in 2015.

My first experience with the chaplaincy, I was appointed as the FOP or Fraternal

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