What: The City of Port St . Lucie invites the community to gather and commemorate the
   Four Chaplainsat a memorial service marking the 81
   stanniversary of the sinking of the U . S . A . T . Dorchester .
   When:
   Sunday , Feb . 4 , 2024 , at 3 p . m .
   Where:Grace Emmanuel Church , 707 Kitterman Road .
   Why:The purpose of this event is to honor and remember four U . S . Army Chaplains who made a great sacrifice to save others . When their transport ship , the U . S . A . T . Dorchester , was torpedoed 80 miles south of Greenland on Feb . 3 , 1943 , they selflessly gave up their life jackets to let others live and prayed together .
   The four chaplains were Fr . John P . Washington , a Catholic priest from Kerny , N . J . , Rabbi Alexander D . Goode , a native of York , Pa , Clark V . Poling , a minister from Schenectady , N . Y . , and George L . Fox , a decorated World War I veteran and Methodist minister from Gilman , Vt .
   Guest speakers at the event will include retired Army Lt . Col . Bobbie Williams from the Treasure Coast Chapter of the Retired Military Officers Association of America , Treasure Coast Chapter . The ceremony will also include a “God Bless America” performance , the national anthem , a resounding of taps and more .
   John Ramos , a U . S . Army veteran , will lead the national anthem . Notable figures attending the service include Port St . Lucie Councilman David Pickett , a retired Sgt . 1st Class and member of the Retired U . S . Army Gulf , Iraq and the Afghanistan Veterans Association .
   In 1988 , Congress established Feb . 3 as Four Chaplains Day each year . For more information about this memorial service , please visit
   CityofPSL . com
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