The Four Chaplains
Feb 9, 2020 15:56:37 #
fantom wrote:
I remember hearing this as a kid many decades ago. Back then it was folklore treasured by everyone.
Thanks for posting and reminding us.
Thanks for posting and reminding us.
And the UK has their own version - from which the "women and children first" tradition is in part traced.
HMS Birkenhead 1852 - Kipling referred to what happened as "The Birkenhead Drill" in his poem "Soldier and Sailor Too".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Birkenhead_(1845)
Feb 9, 2020 19:49:56 #
FotoHog wrote:
Why oh why are nations driven to settle their differences by horrendous bloodshed? Many of my relatives were sent to fight and died, while others came back forever damaged. Still others met their former "enemies" and became the best of friends. What is the evil force that makes us do things that we always regret with slogans like "never again" only to repeat them over and over? Incomprehensible!
Evil exists in the world
Feb 9, 2020 19:56:48 #
Truly a great non-fiction story. Brings back many facts which I have forgotten. Thanks for bringing back the memory of this great story of heroism.
Feb 10, 2020 08:11:25 #
Feb 10, 2020 11:50:20 #
Growing up I always saw the portrait of a man in a sailor suit hanging in my grandparents house, it is a picture of my uncle James who was a crewman on the Dorchester and was lost on that cold night in February of 1943. The curious thing was that I could go to many of my friends homes and there would be other pictures of sons who were lost in the war. Interesting note, my uncles best friend had his remains committed to the sea where the Dorchester went down so that they would be together in the end.
Feb 10, 2020 12:28:11 #
Very interesting, thanks. My parents' generation (The WW2 era) had shared experience of the war to unite them together despite different races, ethnicities, religions etc. It was far from perfect, of course. But compared to present times where we are so divided along so many dimensions, it looks pretty good. We haven't yet started changing names of buildings and streets named after WW2 heroes, but that could be coming as part of the ongoing attempt to recast and rewrite history according to current values.
Feb 10, 2020 13:01:30 #
SteveFranz
Loc: Durham, NC
FotoHog wrote:
Why oh why are nations driven to settle their differences by horrendous bloodshed? Many of my relatives were sent to fight and died, while others came back forever damaged. Still others met their former "enemies" and became the best of friends. What is the evil force that makes us do things that we always regret with slogans like "never again" only to repeat them over and over? Incomprehensible!
I would guess it's because it takes two to make peace, but only one to make war.
Feb 11, 2020 16:17:55 #
I do remember this story from my childhood. I could have sworn there was a movie made about it during the war, but I couldn't find it.
Jan 1, 2022 16:34:26 #
usn ret wrote:
http://www.fourchaplains.org/the-saga-of-the-four-chaplains/
I used this link to check out the story. True Heros!!
I used this link to check out the story. True Heros!!
UPDATE: the link above no longer works, but I found another link that does work..
http://fourchaplains.org/four-chaplains/
Jan 1, 2022 16:39:53 #
usn ret wrote:
http://www.fourchaplains.org/the-saga-of-the-four-chaplains/
I used this link to check out the story. True Heros!!
I used this link to check out the story. True Heros!!
UPDATE: The link above no longer works, NEW LINK: http://fourchaplains.org/four-chaplains/
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.