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Sebastian mayor proclaims February 2025 “Interfaith in Action” at Four Chaplains memorial
Summary
Mayor Bob McParton read a proclamation at a memorial service in Sebastian declaring February 2025 a period of “Interfaith in Action” to honor the Four Chaplains who died when the U.S. Army transport Dorchester sank in 1943.
Mayor Bob McParton read a proclamation at a memorial service Saturday in Sebastian declaring February 2025 a period of “Interfaith in Action” to honor the Four Chaplains who died when the U.S. Army transport Dorchester sank during World War II.
The proclamation was read at an American Legion Post 189 ceremony that included a presentation of colors, the Star-Spangled Banner, an invocation, a keynote address by Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fudge of Temple Beth Shalom in Vero Beach, a wreath blessing, rifle volleys and taps.
The proclamation text recounted that “enemy action sank the United States Army transport Dorchester off the coast of Greenland on Feb. 3, 1943, with a loss of 672 lives,” and named the four chaplains the…
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