Allen D. Ferry (DMin, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is a retired chaplain, having served with the New York Army National Guard. His deployments included Bosnia, the World Trade Center in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, and Iraq. He was also pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Pulaski, N.Y., and a chaplain at Auburn (N.Y.) Correctional Facility. Chaplain Ferry and his wife reside in Kernersville, North Carolina, and have two adult children.