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US Military Chaplains
1775, Continental Congress ‐ recognizing chaplains as distinct branch within the army
/ 400 chaplains, giving up their lives for their country ‐ Eight awarded Medal of Honor
/ chaplaincy during Revolution and Civil War ‐ receiving little attention from historians
/ chaplains and religious leaders ‐ source of strength and faith for military forces of United States
/ chaplains ‐ working closely with volunteers at home and abroad
/ Clifford Drury, History of the Chaplain Corps, United States Navy
/ Donald F. Crosby, Battlefield Chaplains: Catholic Priests in World War II
/ President Woodrow Wilson, selection of Chaplain John T. Axton ‐ as first Army chief of chaplains
/ roots of chaplaincy ‐ predating European settlement of North America