Chaplain Joey Green Trains to Serve Veterans
After a long and distinguished career in the U.S. Army, Joey has embarked on a new mission—one of spiritual care and compassion. In September, he began his second year as a Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) resident, serving at Lone Peak Hospital in Draper, where his leadership, empathy, and deep sense of purpose continue to shine.
Joey’s path has been anything but ordinary. Raised in Yemen and Egypt, he developed an early gift for languages—learning Arabic and Spanish—and a natural curiosity about people and cultures. He later earned a degree in linguistics and translation studies from Brigham Young University before joining the Army, where he served in military intelligence and held various administrative posts, ultimately attaining the rank of one-star general.
During his years of service, Joey encountered soldiers carrying invisible wounds—those struggling with trauma, post-traumatic stress, and sexual assault. Collaborating closely with the Veterans Administration, he often accompanied soldiers to VA hospitals and worked alongside psychiatrists, therapists, and chaplains. Those encounters opened his heart to a new kind of calling.
“After working with the interdisciplinary teams at the VA,” Joey recalls, “I could see how vital spiritual support was for soldiers living with trauma. I began to feel that becoming a chaplain might be the next step in my service to others.”
Answering that call, Joey enrolled in the Master of Divinity program at Regent University in 2021 and graduated in 2024. As he retired from military life, he transitioned naturally into chaplaincy, joining the Spiritual Care & Education Center at St. Mark’s Hospital and beginning his journey through CPE.
Now in his fourth unit, Joey continues to discern where God may be leading him next. “I am still in the process of spiritual discernment,” he says, “and hope to know where I’ll be led as the year progresses.”
We are deeply grateful that Joey has chosen to bring his experience, wisdom, and heart for service to ECS. His presence at Lone Peak Hospital is a reminder that leadership and compassion are timeless—and that even after a life of duty and discipline, the most powerful mission may yet be one of healing.
