Four Chaplains Day: February 3rd commemorates the day that four Army chaplains gave their lives to save others who were serving on the U.S.A.T. Dorchester, which had been torpedoed by a German submarine. Through the ensuing chaos Army chaplains Lt. George L. Fox, Lt. Alexander D. Goode, Lt. John P. Washington, and Lt. Clark V. Poling, […]
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Originally known as Armistice Day, it was renamed Veterans Day in 1954. Armistice Day marked the formal ending of World War I on 11 November 1918. Ceremonies are observed at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month each year as a sacred reminder of the end of the “war to end […]
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Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday in May. Originally known as Decoration Day, it was a day to commemorate those who fought and died in the Civil War. As World War I advanced, Decoration Day evolved into Memorial Day. This day was designated as a time to honor and remember all those who […]
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The red poppy and the poem, In Flanders Fields, by Lt Colonel John McCrae, M.D., are forever intertwined as a reminder of the blood shed in battle during World War I. As the poppy grew and flourished in the rubble left by the war in Europe, it inspired Lt Colonel McCrae, upon the death of […]