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The Four Chaplains

  • Defense.gov
  • March 21, 2019 | 3:51

Four Army chaplains committed the ultimate act of selflessness and courage on Feb. 3, 1943, on a ship in the North Atlantic — an act for which they received the Distinguished Service Cross.