{"id":653,"date":"2017-11-13T16:55:59","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T16:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hlsorgs3stg.wpenginepowered.com\/armed\/?p=653"},"modified":"2017-11-13T16:55:59","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T16:55:59","slug":"harvard-dedicates-four-chaplains-plaque-at-memorial-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/armedforces\/2017\/11\/13\/harvard-dedicates-four-chaplains-plaque-at-memorial-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard Dedicates Four Chaplains Plaque at Memorial Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On November 11, Veterans Day, a plaque was dedicated to Harvard&#8217;s Four Chaplains who met at Harvard&#8217;s Army Chaplains School in 1942. The Four Chaplains reunited on the <em>U.S.A.T. Dorchester<\/em> in route to Greenland when the ship was torpedoed by an enemy u-boat. They gave up their own life vests to save others and died together, singing hymns. The morning\u2019s keynote speaker, Rabbi Arnold E. Resnicoff, a retired Navy chaplain, reflected on the chaplains&#8217; legacy and their lessons for the modern day:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe fact that they worked side by side broke down walls, shattered ceilings,\u201d he said. \u201cToday there might also be a Hindu or a Muslim or a Buddhist chaplain. There may be a woman or a black chaplain side by side. We have to remember today that we are recognizing all chaplains, all races, all genders.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Harvard&#8217;s Memorial Church was dedicated 85 years ago to Harvard&#8217;s faculty, students, and alumni who perished in World War I. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2017\/11\/harvard-affirms-deepens-commitment-to-veterans\/\">Read the full article in the <em>Harvard Gazette<\/em> here.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-656\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-100-1 metaslider metaslider-nivo metaslider-656 ml-slider ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"4 Chaplains\" data-height=\"403\" data-width=\"605\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_656\">\n        <div class='slider-wrapper theme-default'><div class='ribbon'><\/div><div id='metaslider_656' class='nivoSlider'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/armedforces\/files\/2017\/11\/111117_dgfveterans_030.jpg?resize=605%2C403&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"403\" width=\"605\" data-caption=\"Credit: Kris Snibbe\/Harvard Staff Photographer\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-656 slide-660 msDefaultImage\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/armedforces\/files\/2017\/11\/111117_dgfveterans_075-1.jpg?resize=605%2C403&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"403\" width=\"605\" data-caption=\"Credit: Kris Snibbe\/Harvard Staff Photographer\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-656 slide-661 msDefaultImage\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/armedforces\/files\/2017\/11\/111117_dgfveterans_025.jpg?resize=605%2C403&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"403\" width=\"605\" data-caption=\"Credit: Kris Snibbe\/Harvard Staff Photographer\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-656 slide-662 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On November 11, Veterans Day, a plaque was dedicated to Harvard&#8217;s Four Chaplains who met at Harvard&#8217;s Army Chaplains School in 1942. 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