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FReeper Canteen ~ The Four Chaplains ~ 04 February 2021 Posted on For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.   Armed Forces Today!    The Four Chaplains, also sometimes referred to as the "Immortal Chaplains" or the "Dorchester Chaplains" were four United States Army chaplains who gave their lives to save other civilian and military personnel as the troop ship USAT Dorchester sank on February 3, 1943, during World War II. They helped other soldiers board lifeboats and gave up their own life jackets when the supply ran o...

February 3 marks the anniversary of the Four Chaplains' heroic sacrifice during World War II. To commemorate the event w e're happy to have a guest post by David McKenzie of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington. Thanks, David! Rabbi Alexander Goode grew up in Washington and then served as a military chaplain during World War II. (Courtesy: JHSGW Collections. Gift of Theresa G. Kaplan.) The Second World War abounds with stories of heroism. On February 3, we commemorate the anniversary of a now little-known event: the sinking of the U.S. Army transport ship Dorchester and the ...

PARKESBURG—Few people get the honor of having a day named after them. Earlier this year, Thaddeus "Bud" Wilde attended a ceremony at the Parkesburg Lions Club proclaiming March 2, 2020 as Bud Wilde Day. Wilde died last week at the age of 89. He was a fourth generation of Wilde funeral directors, which dates back to 1850. "Parkesburg did lose a one of a kind in Bud," said Brian Sheller, long-time Parkesburg police chief. "I had the honor of serving on several of our community’s civic organizations with Bud and have too many examples of his dedicated service to mention in this respons...