Lt. Col. James Sizemore (second from left), an Ohio National Guard chaplain, provides Holy Communion to a parishioner June 17, 2018, at Holy Trinity Cathedral, in Vranje, Serbia. Sizemore also took part in the Divine Liturgy service by leading a portion of the sermon, which was translated by the Rev. Goran Sandic, a church deacon who is also the chief Orthodox chaplain as a first lieutenant the Serbian Armed Forces. The invitation for Sizemore to participate in the Liturgy stems from the strong 12-year partnership between Ohio and Serbia. For more than a decade, Ohio and Serbia have partnered


Lt. Col. James Sizemore (second from left), an Ohio National Guard chaplain, provides Holy Communion to a parishioner June 17, 2018, at Holy Trinity Cathedral, in Vranje, Serbia. Sizemore also took part in the Divine Liturgy service by leading a portion of the sermon, which was translated by the Rev. Goran Sandic, a church deacon who is also the chief Orthodox chaplain as a first lieutenant the Serbian Armed Forces. The invitation for Sizemore to participate in the Liturgy stems from the strong 12-year partnership between Ohio and Serbia. For more than a decade, Ohio and Serbia have partnered to promote regional stability and develop civil-military relationships as part of the Department of Defense State Partnership Program. (Ohio National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker)


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