A Quiet Reality is yet another testimony that a sovereign God is at work. His meta-narrative includes us! We are important to the larger story unfolding in the world. And nothing is wasted. So the experience of a poor kid growing up in New York City, looting stores with so many others in a time of chaos and confusion, is placed in charge of the treasures of Babylon during the second Gulf War. Inescapable wisdom. Practical common sense with an understanding of how the world acts and reacts to violence. Together with an astute eye to detail Chaplain Marrero demonstrates a different dimension of the military. More than a disciplined fighting force, our warriors also stand in the cultural breach, winning hearts and minds by demonstrating the best of human concerns for others in a time of desperate need. These instincts are carefully focused by a chaplain who lives his life by giving it away. A Quiet Reality brings a fresh perspective, a side we often never see, to our understanding of conflict carried out far from home.