Army chaplain memorial commemorates their fallen | CharlotteObserver.com & The Charlotte Observer Newspaperhttp://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/06/01/2341819/army-chaplain-memorial-commemorates.htmlThe Army has dedicated a memorial garden in honor of the 306 chaplains and chaplain assistants who gave their lives in service of God and country.“They were spiritual leaders who lived their callings and loved their soldiers, and proved it with their lives,” said Maj. Gen. Douglas Carver, the Army’s top chaplain.
The ceremony Wednesday marked the opening of the contemplative garden located next to the Army Chaplain Center and School at this training installation outside Columbia. Fort Jackson is the Army’s largest training post.
The memorial features a life-size bronze statue of an Army chaplain who is comforting a grief-stricken soldier.
