Garden Of The Three Faiths
Nov 20, 2020 09:11:57 #
Washington Park East Cemetery Indianapolis, IN
USAT Dorchester WW2
USAT Dorchester WW2
Nov 20, 2020 10:04:11 #
compilot
Loc: ARIZONA
Thanks so much for posting this fine photo. My Father is buried there and I don't remember seeing that statue. From a displaced Hoosier, thanks again.
Nov 20, 2020 10:26:05 #
Very nice. I will have to go check out that location. Have you shot the Kennedy/King memorial?
Nov 20, 2020 10:27:54 #
Nov 20, 2020 10:37:12 #
Rab-Eye wrote:
Very nice. I will have to go check out that location. Have you shot the Kennedy/King memorial?
Not yet.
Nov 20, 2020 11:11:07 #
Nov 20, 2020 11:39:03 #
Nov 21, 2020 06:09:38 #
will47 wrote:
Washington Park East Cemetery Indianapolis, IN
USAT Dorchester WW2
USAT Dorchester WW2
Superb
Nov 21, 2020 08:11:02 #
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Nov 21, 2020 11:07:53 #
Nov 22, 2020 06:53:48 #
This is my first reply, though I have been registered since Sept 2019. I don't know if most UHH ers know the story behind the Dorchester Memorial of 3 Faiths. I knew the main story, and just did a web search for more info. The men of the memorial are known as "the Four Chaplains." Early morning 2/3/1943 - WW2 - the troop ship Dorchester was torpedoed with over 700 men aboard; 230 survived. As the ship sank, the four chaplains (2 Protestant, one Catholic, one Jewish) gave their gloves and life jackets and other assistance to the stressed men on the ship. When the ship went under the waves, the Four were seen standing on the deck praying. Posthumous medals were awarded by Congress in 1944. The web site (looked up under USAT Dorchester) states that there are 5 memorials to the Chaplains across the US.
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