Yorktown American Legion Four Chaplains Ceremony

Event Title: Four Chaplains Ceremony
Date/Time: Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 2:00 pm
Location: Yorktown American Legion Post #1009, 235 Veterans Road, Yorktown Heights

In February 1943, four US Army Chaplains on board a torpedoed and sinking troopship in the North Atlantic performed the ultimate sacrifice helping their fellow soldiers. One was a Rabbi, one a Dutch Reformed minister, the third a Lutheran minister, and the last was a Catholic priest. Each served their country, their religious beliefs, and their fellow soldiers on that fateful night. The survivors of the attack that night told of the bravery and inspiration these four Chaplains exhibited that night.

We are honored again to have four prominent local clergy members joining us to concelebrate this inspiring story of faith and bravery. Mother Claire Woodley-Aitchison of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Rabbi Robert Weiner of Temple Beth Am, Pastor Dan O'Brien of Calvary Bible Church, and Msgr Thomas Sandi from St. Elizabeth Seton Church will help us honor these men of faith in our ceremony.

Join us in remembering the sacrifice of these uniformed men of faith.

Light refreshments will be served following the ceremony.