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In early February 1943, in the midst of World War II, these four U.S. Army chaplains (two Protestants, one Catholic, one Jewish) sacrificed their own lives to save other civilian and military personnel as the troop ship SS Dorchester was sinking. They helped other soldiers to get on board the lifeboats and even gave up their own life jackets to save the lives of soldiers who needed them. Then, the chaplains joined arms, prayed together, and sang hymns as they went down with the ship and drowned. Their courage was later celebrated by a US postage stamp, as well as by various chapels that were named after them. There were also stained glass windows, sculptures, and plaques created in their memory.
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