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Celebrating
The Four CHAPLAINS - an enduring example of extraordinary faith,
courage, and selflessness.
The following organizations held
Interfaith Memorial Services to commemorate their legacy: |
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January 18 – “Throw Out A Life Preserver” program,
Alliance, Ohio, led by
Legion of Honor inductee, Joseph Peters
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January 27 – Fox
Lake American Legion Post and Brookfield Boy Scouts in
Living Hope Community
Church honored Sgt. US Army Leonard Ponath of
Milwaukee,
a USAT Dorchester survivor
– led by Mark Nelson
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February 2 –
American Legion Department of Wisconsin, 2nd
District, Horicon Post 157
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February 2 –
American Legion, District 14, Clovis, CA, led by Commander
James Lint
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February 2 –
Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 870, Schulenburg, TX,
led by Trustee Robert Baker, The Chapel of the Four
Chaplains
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February 2 –
Summit County Council American Legion ,
Akron, OH, Laura Dunlop, Council
Adjutant
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February 3 –
American Legion Post 186 in Saint Frances Cabrini Church,
Spring Hill, FL, led by Chaplain Charles Haig, Post 186, 15th
District
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February 3 -
Ocean Beaches American Legion, Post 129, Jacksonville Beach,
FL, led by Chaplain Bill Reno, Regional Director, The
Chapel of the Four Chaplains
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February 3 –
Orange County American Legion, Cornwall, NY in St. Thomas of
Canterbury Church, led by Commander Orange County AL Conrad
Flickenschild and Commander AL District 9, Andrew Brew, Sr.
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February 3 –
Winthrop Baptist
Church, Winthrop, CT
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February 3 –
Veterans Council, Sebastian, FL in Saint Sebastian Catholic
Church, led by a Dorchester survivor, Ernie Heaton
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February 3 –
American Legion, Baltimore District in St. Alphonsus Church,
led by Legion of Honor inductee, John Lewis
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February 3 –
American Legion Post 309, Maple Heights, OH in Maple Heights
Presbyterian Church
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February 8 –
American Legion, Department of NJ, led Morris
County AL at Post 249, Lake
Hiawatha, NJ with Department Chaplain William J. DeGrosky
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February 8 – American Legion, Department of NJ
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February 10 –
First Baptist Church, Fort
Lauderdale, FL,
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February 10 –
Grace Lutheran Church, Sturgis, SD, led by State Chaplain
Paul Lupkes, The Chapel of the Four Chaplains
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February 10 –
Rockwood First Congregational Church,
Rockwood, MI, led by Rev.
Charles A. Packer
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February 16 –
American Legion, Post 6, Deland, FL – led by Chaplain Mark
Tylec, 17th District
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February 16 –
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 16, Cleveland, GA – led by
Verdell Woodall, ALA President and Gen. Russ Weiskircher,
State Chaplain, The Chapel of the Four Chaplains
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February 23 – Oahu
Veterans Council, Honolulu, HI, led by Trustee Robert Baker,
The Chapel of the Four Chaplains
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February 24 –
American Legion Post 92, Stanwood WA in Camano Lutheran
Church – led by State Chaplain Ernie Runyon, The Chapel
of the Four Chaplains
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