1 00:00:01,309 --> 00:00:04,090 So Chaplin Baldin , he started his 2 00:00:04,099 --> 00:00:08,039 career as a um he went to the Air 3 00:00:08,050 --> 00:00:09,994 Force Academy and then started his 4 00:00:09,994 --> 00:00:12,640 career out as a , as a pilot in Vietnam . 5 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:14,736 And then transferred while he was in 6 00:00:14,736 --> 00:00:17,100 Vietnam , he switched to flying the MH 7 00:00:17,110 --> 00:00:19,799 53 . So , I mean , what's really 8 00:00:19,809 --> 00:00:21,920 interesting about Chaplin Baldwin was 9 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:23,920 during his time as a pilot and as a 10 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:26,031 rescue pilot , mh uh 53 that's at the 11 00:00:26,031 --> 00:00:28,253 air park here at Maxwell , he flew that 12 00:00:28,253 --> 00:00:31,459 aircraft in Vietnam , that specific 13 00:00:31,469 --> 00:00:34,750 helicopter that tail number uh he flew 14 00:00:35,029 --> 00:00:37,251 uh during his time in Vietnam . So when 15 00:00:37,251 --> 00:00:39,418 we , when we went to South Carolina to 16 00:00:39,418 --> 00:00:41,362 do the interview with him , it was 17 00:00:41,362 --> 00:00:43,529 really fascinating to see how somebody 18 00:00:43,529 --> 00:00:45,610 who went from being a pilot , an 19 00:00:45,619 --> 00:00:49,439 operator who left , who separated from 20 00:00:49,450 --> 00:00:52,209 the Air Force , went to seminary and 21 00:00:52,220 --> 00:00:54,387 then came back into the Air Force as a 22 00:00:54,387 --> 00:00:56,442 chaplain . And then ultimately , his 23 00:00:56,442 --> 00:00:59,900 career culminated as the um two star 24 00:00:59,909 --> 00:01:02,049 air force chief of chaplains . Uh he 25 00:01:02,060 --> 00:01:05,089 was at the Pentagon during 9 11 . he 26 00:01:05,099 --> 00:01:08,550 was uh deployed to Saudi Arabia 27 00:01:08,559 --> 00:01:12,440 during um the first desert storm . 28 00:01:12,510 --> 00:01:14,319 So he's had a really , really 29 00:01:14,750 --> 00:01:17,370 interesting and fascinating career . I 30 00:01:17,379 --> 00:01:20,360 think it's kind of the uniqueness of 31 00:01:20,370 --> 00:01:22,879 the chaplaincy is that no matter who 32 00:01:22,889 --> 00:01:26,620 you are , where you come from , we , 33 00:01:26,629 --> 00:01:28,830 you know , if you believe in a higher 34 00:01:28,839 --> 00:01:31,709 being or not , that 35 00:01:32,739 --> 00:01:34,683 we're all human and that it's just 36 00:01:34,683 --> 00:01:36,517 treating people with dignity and 37 00:01:36,517 --> 00:01:38,430 respect . And so as a leader , 38 00:01:38,879 --> 00:01:42,160 something , you know , that gain from 39 00:01:42,309 --> 00:01:44,410 the experience of being with him was 40 00:01:44,419 --> 00:01:46,739 that he really , he didn't care where 41 00:01:46,750 --> 00:01:48,972 you came from . He didn't care if you , 42 00:01:49,389 --> 00:01:51,278 you know , had been a criminal or 43 00:01:51,278 --> 00:01:53,445 something . I mean , he , he was there 44 00:01:53,445 --> 00:01:55,709 to take care of people . Um , and I 45 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:58,800 think that that's something that I know 46 00:01:58,809 --> 00:02:02,000 I'll walk away with as it's not , we 47 00:02:02,010 --> 00:02:04,232 can't just talk about it . We have to , 48 00:02:04,232 --> 00:02:06,510 we actually have to take action and he , 49 00:02:06,510 --> 00:02:09,889 he demonstrated and was dedicated to 50 00:02:09,899 --> 00:02:11,490 doing it and taking care of airman .