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recruit more chaplains from underrepresented groups, such as
Catholics, women, and minorities. Under his tenure, the program for training seminarians was renamed to the Chaplain Candidate program. He also pushed to modernize the chaplaincy corps to use up-to-date computer and software systems. When some chaplains who had served in Vietnam expressed hesitancy about chaplains being forbidden from carrying firearms, Hessian defended the prohibition to ensure their status as non-combatants. Hessian inherited the struggle of a 1979 lawsuit from Joel Katcoff and Allen Wieder, law students at the time, claiming that the structure of chaplaincy was unconstitutional. After various rulings and appeals, Katcoff and Wieder sought to drop the suit; Hessian argued that the case should be brought to completion. The case was eventually dismissed
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in 1982 and served in that role until 1986. His time as Chief of
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was confirmed by the Senate to succeed
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from 1988 to 1991 before retiring from full-time ministry. He died on
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in St. Paul, Minnesota, to become the Chief of
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for disarming a suicidal soldier who was holding a grenade.
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1177:"Obituary for Monsignor Patrick J. Hessian"
988:"Chief chaplain guests at prayer breakfast"
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2305:Chaplain (Major General) Trent C. Davis
960:"University Christian names new pastor"
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896:Coleman, Nick (September 14, 2007).
3469:People from Belle Plaine, Minnesota
3127:Saint John Vianney College Seminary
1520:Surface Deployment and Distribution
1085:"Army chaplain becomes a monsignor"
683:Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation
3137:Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary
3083:Church of St. Hubertus, Chanhassen
3043:Church of the Assumption, St. Paul
3038:Church of St. Michael, St. Michael
1382:Senate Committee on Armed Services
1049:. Office of the Chief of Chaplains
341:Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary
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3439:Recipients of the Soldier's Medal
2204:United States Army Hospital Corps
1362:Army Staff Senior Warrant Officer
1043:Brinsfield, Jr., John W. (1997).
497:Prelate of Honour of His Holiness
466:In 1979, Hessian was promoted to
381:1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division
273:Prelate of Honour of His Holiness
147:1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division
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3053:Church of St. Bernard, St. Paul
3033:Church of Saint Mary, New Trier
2729:Names are in alphabetical order
2153:Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra
1573:Military District of Washington
1563:Criminal Investigation Division
347:, Hessian was ordained for the
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3008:Guardian Angels Church, Chaska
1747:Judge Advocate General's Corps
1372:House Armed Services Committee
697:National Defense Service Medal
453:United States Army War College
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3048:Church of St. Agnes, St. Paul
3013:Saint Peter's Church, Mendota
2031:Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
1908:Military Academy (West Point)
1149:. Winter 2015. Archived from
967:. February 5, 1982. p. 9
934:The Southwest Kansas Register
335:Hessian was from the city of
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2295:Rear Admiral Gregory N. Todd
2199:United States Colored Troops
1677:Air Defense Artillery Branch
3444:Recipients of the Air Medal
3434:United States Army generals
3358:Alphonse James Schladweiler
2574:Charles Andrew MacGillivary
2132:The Army Goes Rolling Along
2121:U.S. Army Regimental System
1772:Military Intelligence Corps
1312:Under Secretary of the Army
385:Eighth Army Support Command
152:Eighth Army Support Command
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3093:Our Lady of Victory Chapel
2714:Samuel Tankersley Williams
2664:Joseph Warren Stilwell Jr.
2328:Rear Admiral Carey H. Cash
2319:Senior USMC/USCG Chaplains
2079:Center of Military History
1837:United States and overseas
1593:Acquisition Support Center
1367:Sergeant Major of the Army
725:Armed Forces Reserve Medal
487:and nominated as the 16th
373:United States Army Reserve
307:in 1953, then served in a
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1558:Intelligence and Security
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3117:University of St. Thomas
3112:St. Catherine University
2609:Thomas Alexander Parrott
2209:U.S. Sanitary Commission
1792:Psychological operations
1767:Medical Specialist Corps
1672:Adjutant General's Corps
190:U.S. Army Chaplain Corps
3288:Patrick Richard Heffron
3214:Saint Agnes K-12 School
2993:Cathedral of Saint Paul
2909:Raymond Alphonse Lucker
2444:William Francis Buckley
2340:Captain Jennifer Bowden
1598:Installation Management
767:Vietnam Gallantry Cross
753:Overseas Service Ribbon
655:Army Commendation Medal
563:Belle Plaine, Minnesota
437:101st Airborne Division
337:Belle Plaine, Minnesota
167:101st Airborne Division
68:Belle Plaine, Minnesota
3403:Catholicism portal
3154:Benilde-St. Margaret's
3148:Academy of Holy Angels
2998:Basilica of Saint Mary
2969:Joseph Andrew Williams
2894:Gerald Francis O'Keefe
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1931:Awards and decorations
1727:Field Artillery Branch
781:Vietnam Campaign Medal
569:Awards and decorations
402:173rd Airborne Brigade
162:173rd Airborne Brigade
26:The Reverend Monsignor
3459:Vietnam War chaplains
3353:Francis Joseph Schenk
3283:Hilary Baumann Hacker
3190:DeLaSalle High School
2949:Frederick F. Campbell
2924:William Henry Bullock
2889:Leonard Philip Cowley
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2504:Edith Ellen Greenwood
2469:Theodore Leslie Futch
2429:James Leroy Bondsteel
2084:Institute of Heraldry
1777:Military Police Corps
1762:Medical Service Corps
1468:Training and Doctrine
1307:Secretary of the Army
1156:on September 12, 2015
1140:"For God and Country"
965:The Manhattan Mercury
711:Vietnam Service Medal
470:and was nominated by
397:8th Infantry Division
157:8th Infantry Division
122:Years of service
3484:Korean War chaplains
3383:Thomas Anthony Welch
3338:Jakub W.J. Pacholski
3263:James Louis Connolly
3248:Peter F. Christensen
3243:Joseph Francis Busch
3220:Saint Thomas Academy
2934:Robert James Carlson
2879:John Jeremiah Lawler
2848:Coadjutor archbishop
2719:Walter K. Wilson Jr.
2584:Charles J. McDonnell
1812:Transportation Corps
1184:. September 11, 2007
449:XVIII Airborne Corps
433:University of Kansas
371:Hessian entered the
286:Patrick John Hessian
172:XVIII Airborne Corps
3132:Saint Paul Seminary
2919:John Francis Kinney
2914:Paul Vincent Dudley
2812:John Gregory Murray
2694:Leon L. Van Autreve
2639:Stephen Silvasy Jr.
2494:David E. Grange Jr.
2278:Chiefs of Chaplains
2179:Army Service Forces
1996:Crew-served weapons
1797:Quartermaster Corps
1707:Civil Affairs Corps
1578:Test and Evaluation
1426:Army National Guard
1322:Vice Chief of Staff
1254:Norris L. Einertson
1070:The Catholic Spirit
815:The Catholic Spirit
739:Army Service Ribbon
531:Saint Paul Seminary
524:John A. Wickham Jr.
520:Army Chief of Staff
512:Norris L. Einertson
345:Saint Paul Seminary
322:He became the 16th
301:Saint Paul Seminary
296:from 1982 to 1986.
263:John Gregory Murray
3293:Patrick J. Hessian
3278:James Albert Duffy
3268:Timothy J. Corbett
3253:Alexander Christie
3208:Providence Academy
3196:Hill-Murray School
3178:Cretin-Derham Hall
3166:Chesterton Academy
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2679:Clarence L. Tinker
2604:José Antonio Muñiz
2579:William A. Matheny
2529:Patrick J. Hessian
2514:William W. Hartzog
2459:John Thomas Corley
2396:Recipients of the
2184:Women's Army Corps
2138:Division nicknames
1991:Individual weapons
1712:Corps of Engineers
1568:Corps of Engineers
1515:Special Operations
1293:United States Army
539:Francis L. Sampson
510:On June 18, 1986,
479:Chief of Chaplains
116:United States Army
31:Patrick J. Hessian
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3174:, Mendota Heights
3160:Bethlehem Academy
2964:Andrew H. Cozzens
2929:James Richard Ham
2872:Auxiliary bishops
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2684:Jack L. Treadwell
2674:Hugh Thompson Jr.
2669:Thomas Tackaberry
2654:Christopher Speer
2624:Edwin W. Rawlings
2614:Frank D. Peregory
2564:Richard L. Lawson
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1237:Kermit D. Johnson
1224:Succeeded by
1210:Kermit D. Johnson
1202:Military offices
1092:. January 8, 1983
995:. Rock Island, IL
936:. August 26, 1982
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493:Pope John Paul II
468:brigadier general
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3108:Higher education
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2484:Hershel W. Gober
2464:Wayne A. Downing
2454:Lawrence Colburn
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2096:Army Art Program
2059:Continental Army
1817:Veterinary Corps
1752:Logistics Branch
1583:Military Academy
1539:Direct reporting
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3328:Thomas O'Gorman
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2589:Jack N. Merritt
2549:Otto Kerner Jr.
2524:Anthony Herbert
2489:John F. Goodman
2434:Leonard Boswell
2414:Glenn Andreotta
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2398:Soldier's Medal
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2126:Soldier's Creed
2106:National Museum
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2036:West Point Band
2021:Army Field Band
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410:Soldier's Medal
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367:Military career
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377:1st Lieutenant
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