The Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation

HONORING THE 65th ANNIVERSARY OF
THE SINKING OF THE DORCHESTER

Celebrating The Four CHAPLAINS - an enduring example of extraordinary faith, courage, and selflessness. 

The following organizations held Interfaith Memorial Services to commemorate their legacy:

  • January  18 – “Throw Out A Life Preserver” program, Alliance, Ohio, led by Legion of Honor inductee, Joseph Peters
  • 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
  • February 2 – American Legion Department of Wisconsin, 2nd District, Horicon Post 157
  • February 2 – American Legion, District 14, Clovis, CA, led by Commander James Lint
  • February 2 – Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 870, Schulenburg, TX, led by Trustee Robert Baker, The Chapel of the Four Chaplains
  • February 2 – Summit County Council American Legion , Akron, OH, Laura Dunlop, Council Adjutant
  • February 3 – American Legion Post 186 in Saint Frances Cabrini Church, Spring Hill, FL, led by Chaplain Charles Haig, Post 186, 15th District
  • February 3  - Ocean Beaches American Legion, Post 129, Jacksonville Beach, FL, led by Chaplain Bill Reno, Regional Director, The Chapel of the Four Chaplains
  • 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.
  • February 3 – Winthrop  Baptist Church, Winthrop, CT
  • February 3 – Veterans Council, Sebastian, FL in Saint Sebastian Catholic Church, led by a Dorchester survivor, Ernie Heaton
  • February 3 – American Legion, Baltimore District in St. Alphonsus Church, led by Legion of Honor inductee, John Lewis
  • February 3 – American Legion Post 309, Maple Heights, OH in Maple Heights Presbyterian Church
  • February 8 – American Legion, Department of NJ, led Morris County AL at Post 249, Lake Hiawatha, NJ with Department Chaplain William J. DeGrosky
  • February 8 – American Legion, Department of NJ
  • February 10 – First Baptist Church, Fort Lauderdale, FL,
  • February 10 – Grace Lutheran Church, Sturgis, SD, led by State Chaplain Paul Lupkes, The Chapel of the Four Chaplains
  • February 10 – Rockwood First Congregational Church, Rockwood, MI, led by Rev. Charles A. Packer
  • February 16 – American Legion, Post 6, Deland, FL – led by Chaplain Mark Tylec, 17th District
  • 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
  • February 23 – Oahu Veterans Council, Honolulu, HI, led by Trustee Robert Baker, The Chapel of the Four Chaplains
  • 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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