Thursday, July 28, 2011

Norwegian chaplain training with VA grieves for homeland

Visiting Norwegian chaplain grieves for homeland
Written by
Kirsti Marohn


A month ago Kyrre Klevberg’s family returned to their home in Norway overlooking a peaceful lake and island that last week became the site of unspeakable terror and tragedy.

Klevberg, a military chaplain, is wrapping up three years of work and training at the St. Cloud VA Health Care System, where he has worked with veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder.

On Monday, he’ll return to his homeland that has been shaken by the deadly attacks on a government building in Oslo and a youth camp just 2 miles from Klevberg’s home, as survivors and families of victims deal with their own trauma.

“I’m really grieving and being both angry and sad about the upsetting news,” Klevberg said.
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Visiting Norwegian chaplain grieves for homeland

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