Tag Archive - World War II

Four Chaplains Monument dedicated near Riverside Park in Sebastian

By 15 February 2012. Filed in News & Commentary.

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Four Chaplains Monument dedicated near Riverside Park in Sebastian | Photo Gallery » TCPalm.comhttp://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/feb/14/four-chaplains-monument-dedicated-near-riverside/SEBASTIAN — At the end of the Four Chaplains Monument dedication ceremonies Tuesday near Riverview Park in Sebastian, Brandon Moore took his young son Titus to meet 89-year-old Ernie Heaton.

The granite monument recognizes Four Chaplains of different faiths who gave up their lives to save others during the sinking of the USAT Dorchester during World II. Heaton was aboard the ship and witnessed the chaplains’ heroic actions as the ship sank into the icy Atlantic after being struck by a German torpedo.

Freedom From Religion

By 14 February 2012. Filed in News & Commentary.

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Freedom From Religion - Opinion - PatriotPost.US

Freedom From Religion – Opinion – PatriotPost.UShttp://patriotpost.us/opinion/oliver-north/2012/02/10/freedom-from-religion/WASHINGTON — “We don’t need you, so shut up!” That’s the message the Obama administration has sent loud and clear to America’s Roman Catholics. And it’s a message now being sent to U.S. military chaplains — to the detriment of our armed forces.

During World War II, the War Department and the Department of the Navy urged — the operative word is “urged,” not “ordered,” mind you — U.S. military chaplains to encourage soldiers, sailors, airmen, guardsmen and Marines that God was on our side in the global battle against fascists, Nazis and the godless heathens running rampant across Asia and the Pacific. The hymns “Onward, Christian Soldiers” and “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” were sung with fervor at chapel services regardless of denomination.

12 Heroic U.S. Military Chaplains

By 10 January 2012. Filed in History.

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12 Heroic U.S. Military Chaplains - Mental Floss

12 Heroic U.S. Military Chaplains – Mental Flosshttp://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/112976After I posted 8 Heroic U.S. Military Chaplains last week, we heard from a Catholic writer, a chaplain who worked under Father Sampson (who was featured), and the pastor of the home church of one of the Four Chaplains, in comments and email. We appreciate everyone’s input! Military chaplains are classified as non-combatants, but they still put their lives on the line to serve their country and its military members—and often civilians and enemy soldiers, too. Many went above and beyond the call of duty, and their stories should be remembered.

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Fort Campbell soldiers eager for new worship space

By 20 December 2011. Filed in News & Commentary.

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Fort Campbell soldiers eager for new worship space | The Tennessean | tennessean.com

Fort Campbell soldiers eager for new worship space | The Tennessean | tennessean.comhttp://www.tennessean.com/article/20111219/NEWS06/312030086/Fort-Campbell-soldiers-eager-for-new-worship-spaceThere’s no cross on the steeple of the new 39,800-square-foot chapel under construction at Fort Campbell. No stained glass windows. No crescent or Star of David or symbol of any other religion.

But there will be comfortable seats and a state- of-the-art sound and projection system. And people of all faiths — from Wiccans to Christians — are welcome.

“You try to accommodate as many faith groups as possible,” said Col. Roger Heath, the installation chaplain at Fort Campbell. “That’s what these chapels are designed for, to be multifaith and multiuse.”

For Wake Forest chaplain, new role has special meaning

By 18 November 2011. Filed in News & Commentary.

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For Wake Forest chaplain, new role has special meaning | JournalNow.com

For Wake Forest chaplain, new role has special meaning | JournalNow.comhttp://www2.journalnow.com/news/2011/nov/14/wsmet01-for-wake-forest-chaplain-new-role-has-spec-ar-1606552/Rabbi Michael Gisser could have chosen any number of days to be officially installed as a chaplain in the U.S. Army Reserve.He chose Veterans Day for a reason.

“I wouldn’t be here if not for the U.S. Army and the Allied forces,” said Gisser, the associate chaplain for Jewish life at Wake Forest University.

On Friday, during a small ceremony at Wake Forest, Gisser became one of 300 chaplains in the Army Reserve, fulfilling a longtime dream.

New chapel takes shape at large Army post

By 11 November 2011. Filed in News & Commentary.

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New chapel takes shape at large Army post - San Jose Mercury News

New chapel takes shape at large Army post – San Jose Mercury Newshttp://www.mercurynews.com/faith/ci_19298866NASHVILLE, Tenn.—A new chapel is taking shape at the U.S. Army’s Fort Campbell to accommodate a wide range of religious congregations that is outgrowing the existing chapels built in the World War II and Korean War eras.There are more than 20 different religious services held at the installation on the Tennessee-Kentucky state line that draw between 2,000 and 2,500 people weekly. The post’s seven chapels are getting too small for the needs of the soldiers and their families, said Chaplain (Col.) Roger Heath, the installation chaplain at Fort Campbell.

Veterans’ stories wanted

By 11 November 2011. Filed in News & Commentary.

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Veterans' stories wanted - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

Veterans’ stories wanted – South Florida Sun-Sentinel.comhttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/florida-jewish-journal/news/palm-beach-county-news/fl-jjps-veterans-1109-20111108,0,4714019.storyNicholas Brecher was a U.S. Army infantryman when he was selected as one of the soldiers at the Casablanca Conference in Morocco during World War II.

At that historic meeting, President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill decided to call for the unconditional surrender of Germany.

Brecher later became a guard for U.S. Army General George C. Marshall.

For his service in World War II, Brecher earned a Silver Star, Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

Texas Veterans Who Liberated Nazi Concentration Camps Share Stories with Baylor University’s Institute for Oral History

By 2 November 2011. Filed in History.

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Texas Veterans Who Liberated Nazi Concentration Camps Share Stories with Baylor University’s Institute for Oral History

Texas Veterans Who Liberated Nazi Concentration Camps Share Stories with Baylor University’s Institute for Oral Historyhttp://www.newswise.com/articles/texas-veterans-who-liberated-nazi-concentration-camps-share-stories-with-baylor-university-s-institute-for-oral-historyNewswise — At the end of World War II, a young Army chaplain named Wilson Canafax was among soldiers who traveled to Nazi concentration camps with little idea what to expect. Moments after he got out of his Jeep at newly liberated Buchenwald, an emaciated Jewish survivor approached.

“A young fellow came up to me speaking perfect English. He looked to be about 15,” recalled Canafax, now a Fort Worth pastor. “He asked ‘Could you do us a favor?’”
His plea was that Canafax conduct a Jewish worship service. And the young man who introduced himself was Elie Wiesel, a Romanian Jew who went on to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 and to write more than 30 books about the Holocaust and the responsibility to fight hatred, racism and genocide.

New memorial honors valor of Jewish chaplains

By 21 October 2011. Filed in News & Commentary.

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New memorial honors valor of Jewish chaplains - Washington Times

New memorial honors valor of Jewish chaplains – Washington Timeshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/oct/20/new-memorial-honors-valor-of-jewish-chaplains/On a bitter winter night in 1943, four Army chaplains stood on the deck of the torpedoed and foundering USAT Dorchester while hundreds of American soldiers around them prepared to slip into the icy depths of the North Atlantic.

After they removed their life jackets and gave them to others, sealing their fates aboard the doomed Army transport vessel, the men – one Catholic, two Protestant and one Jewish – were last seen with their heads bowed in prayer, offering spiritual comfort to the terrified soldiers.

The story of the four chaplains’ sacrifice is not a new one for military history buffs, but the men represent a segment of combat veterans whose sacrifices, some say, have been underrecognized.

Fort Lee’s Memorial Chapel undergoing renovation

By 4 October 2011. Filed in News & Commentary.

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Fort Lee's Memorial Chapel undergoing renovation - Military - Progress-Index

Fort Lee’s Memorial Chapel undergoing renovation – Military – Progress-Indexhttp://progress-index.com/news/military/fort-lee-s-memorial-chapel-undergoing-renovation-1.1212558#axzz1ZsO4AFeKFORT LEE – Fort Lee’s largest chapel has been getting a facelift – new carpeting, new pews and other religious equipment that will bring the Vietnam War-era chapel up to date.

With a grant of more than $167,000 from the U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains, Memorial Chapel, which was constructed in 1971, is getting new pews – as is Heritage Chapel, the post’s World War II-era chapel. Fort Lee garrison leaders were able to obtain funding for carpeting in Memorial Chapel.

Read more: http://progress-index.com/news/military/fort-lee-s-memorial-chapel-undergoing-renovation-1.1212558#ixzz1ZsOVH17J

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