Norris Burkes: Four chaplains, one faith
On a luxury cruise for Memorial Day I feel guilty thinking about those who were on troop ships bound for war, especially the “Four Chaplains” of World War II.
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On a luxury cruise for Memorial Day I feel guilty thinking about those who were on troop ships bound for war, especially the “Four Chaplains” of World War II.
(JTA) - Mark Auerbach was not yet 5 years old when he noticed an unusual stamp in his father's dresser. The well-worn three-cent stamp featured a
Mark Auerbach works to preserve the memory of his relative Alexander Goode, an army chaplain who gave away his lifejacket and calmed panicked soldiers after a German U-boat attack
The sinking of the Dorchester is considered one of the country’s worst World War II-era sea disasters: Of the 902 men on board, only 203 survived.
In 1943, Rabbi Alexander D. Goode and three fellow chaplains — a priest and two ministers — made the ultimate sacrifice.