In 2003, reservist Chaplain (Major) Hopkins waspulled away from her husband and children in El Paso, Texas, to serve ayear long unaccompanied tour overseas. Forty-eight hours later, Chaplain Hopkinswas in a U. S. Army hospital in Germany, the halfway pointfor injured soldiers on their way home from Iraq.Halfway Home is the heartfelt account of her service in Operation IraqiFreedom.In these stories of commitment,hope and service, Chaplain Hopkins brings us with her to the bedsides of America'swounded and hurting heroes. She weaves powerful, tragic narratives withanecdotes of her own triumphant change and ultimate healing.