Fr. David is back in the United States and shares one final message from home about what homecoming is like for combat-deployed troops.

In this final episode of "In the Valley of the Shadow of Death" (for now), Fr. David reports from Bagram Air Base, explaining the simultaneous sense of community and lack of community that marked his time in Afghanistan.

Fr. David chronicles what could be the last of his Paschas spent in Afghanistan, describing the services he celebrated in Kandahar at a very unique Romanian chapel.

Fr. David describes the first of the two Paschas that he celebrated this year in Afghanistan.

In this first episode of a three-part series, Fr. David recalls his very first Pascha while on deployment.

A mortar attack on his base prompts Fr. David to look back on past experiences with indirect fire.

Fr. David explains how the humility that comes with exhaustion can bring you very close to God.

Fr. David tries to put himself in the shoes of a non-canonical Orthodox chaplain who is attempting to minister to canonical Orthodox marines.

Fr. David describes what it's like when you're about to deploy or about to come home.

Fr. David Alexander presents his final episode of In the Valley of the Shadow of Death. As he prepares to return home from Afghanistan, he reflects on what he has learned and those things for which he is thankful.