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CAMP FALLUJAH, IRAQ (July 1, 2008) \u2013 The U.S. Navy has honored Cdr. Anne Krekelberg with the Joy Bright Hancock Leadership Award, which is presented annually to an officer who has \u201cshown exceptional leadership over time and persevered to overcome challenges while serving.\u201d
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\nOrdained in the Evangelical Covenant Church, Krekelberg has served in a number of positions from being the command chaplain on the USS Bataan, an amphibious assault ship, to her current position as a regimental chaplain on the ground. See Krekelberg<\/a> for a previous Covenant online news story about the chaplain.<\/p>\n

\"Chaplain\"The leadership award honors the visionary leadership of a naval officer whose ideals and dedication led to the integration of women into the regular Navy.<\/p>\n

Krekelberg had herself assigned to her current position with the 22nd Naval Construction Regiment so that she could do one last tour in Iraq before retiring. She will retire August 1.<\/p>\n

Krekelberg did not even know she had been nominated. \u201cI received an email from a friend of mine at the Pentagon who knows everything.\u00a0 It simply said \u2018Congratulations\u2019 with a message from Navy Personnel Command listing the awardees,\u201d Chaplain Krekelberg said. \u201cMy first reaction was \u2018What?\u2019 Why would I be nominated for the Joy Bright Hancock Award?\u201d<\/p>\n

Her superior, Capt. Robert McLean, 22nd NCR\u2019s Commander, nominated her. He noted that among her many achievements, Krekelberg was the first female chaplain to serve on an amphibious assault ship. \u201cIt also reflects her leadership within the Naval Construction Force, serving as the first regimental chaplain – male or female – to deploy to Camp Bucca, Iraq, in support of\u00a0 Navy Provisional Detainee Battalion TWO, and her current deployment here with us in Iraq in support of Multi National Force-West.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a career filled with challenging operational assignments, tours where she had a direct impact on the career paths of fellow chaplains, and an assignment providing counseling and ministry in an extremely demanding and highly stressful environment, it is the daily interaction with people she says she values the most.<\/p>\n

\u201cOverall, the most rewarding experience throughout my career has been the relationships,\u201d Krekelberg says. \u201cEveryone has a story. If you listen closely enough, everyone\u2019s story is important, unique and fascinating, no matter who they are or what they\u2019ve done with their life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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