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Four Chaplains Memorial Ceremony

In February 1943, four US Army Chaplains on board a torpedoed and sinking troopship in the North Atlantic performed the ultimate sacrifice helping their fellow soldiers. One was a Rabbi, one a Dutch Reformed minister, the third a Lutheran minister, and the last was a Catholicpriest. Each served their country, their religious beliefs, and their fellow soldiers on that fateful night. The survivors of the attack that night told of the bravery and inspiration these four Chaplains exhibited that night.

The  will have four prominent local clergy members joining them to celebrate the inspiring story of faith and bravery. Mother Claire Woodley-Aitchison of , Rabbi Robert Weiner of , Pastor Dan O’Brien of , and Msgr Thomas Sandi from  will honor these men with a ceremony.

'Living History' students in Revolutionary War attire from the  will present the nation's colors for the ceremony. 

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The ceremony begins on Sunday, Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, located at 235 Veterans Road in Yorktown. 


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