American Legion to recognize Four Chaplains on Saturday

American Legion to recognize Four Chaplains on Saturday

Grand Haven’s American Legion Charles A. Conklin Post 28 will host a Four Chaplains Memorial Service on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 11 a.m.

The Heroism of the Four Chaplains

FEBRUARY 3, 2026 — In the early hours of Feb. 3, 1943, the USAT Dorchester, an Army transport ship, cut through the icy North Atlantic, carrying over 900 American Soldiers and crewmembers. The quiet of the night shattered in an instant as a German torpedo slammed into the hull, tearing metal and flesh alike. Pandemonium erupted as flames licked the walls and smoke choked the decks. To the left, a steel beam crashed down, destroying everything in…

Four Chaplains Day, with thanks

A wonderful reader of ND Nice – and a retired master chief petty officer of the Navy – has become my pen pal. He sent a few reflections on his time serving overseas, and has given me permission to share it with all of you (with a wish to remain anonymous). February 4 is Four Chaplains Day, and it felt appropriate to post today for those of us to think upon tomorrow. In the words of my pen pal: “I’m picturing in my mind, the four chaplains. I see…

Four Chaplains Day – R & J Broadcasting Inc.

Four Chaplains remembrance service draws crowd to Sturgis Vets Club

STURGIS — A Four Chaplains remembrance service drew a crowd Sunday to the Sturgis Vets Club, honoring the heroic sacrifice made 83 years ago aboard the USAT Dorchester during World