ion ▁of ▁Mer it , ▁Mer itor ious ▁Service ▁Medal ▁( 3 ▁Oak ▁Le af ▁Cl ust ers ), ▁Army ▁Comm end ation ▁Medal ▁( 6 ▁Oak ▁Le af ▁Cl ust ers ), ▁Ira q ▁Camp aign ▁Medal , ▁and ▁the ▁Korean ▁Def ense ▁Service ▁Medal . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Com bat ▁Action ▁Bad ge ▁for ▁combat ▁action ▁in ▁Ira q ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁His ▁frat ernal ▁activities ▁include ▁a ▁Pap al ▁Honor ▁as ▁a ▁Knight ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Sep ul ch re ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁K appa ▁S igma ▁Social ▁F rat ern ity . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁recognized ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁E agle ▁Sc out ▁Association ' s ▁Out standing ▁E agle ▁Sc out ▁Award . ▁ ▁Family ▁Bishop ▁Sp encer ▁shares ▁the ▁jo ys ▁of ▁priest hood ▁with ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁immediate ▁family : ▁his ▁younger ▁brother , ▁Father ▁Robert ▁Sp encer , ▁retired ▁Commander , ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁Chap lain ; ▁Jim ▁Sp encer ▁( a ▁Method ist ▁Minister ), ▁Bill ▁Sp encer ▁and ▁sister , ▁Peg gy ▁Sp encer ▁F ety ko . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁hierarchy ▁ ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Chap lain ▁Corps ▁( Un ited ▁States ▁Army ) ▁ ▁Historical ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁b ish ops ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁In sign ia ▁of ▁Chap lain ▁School s ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁Military ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Catholic ▁b ish ops ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁List ▁of