{"id":27526,"date":"2013-12-27T02:29:02","date_gmt":"2013-12-27T05:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/?p=27526"},"modified":"2016-11-26T00:04:13","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T03:04:13","slug":"us-navy-highlights-chaplains-in-foxholes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/27\/us-navy-highlights-chaplains-in-foxholes\/","title":{"rendered":"US Navy Highlights Chaplains in Foxholes"},"content":{"rendered":"

On December 7th, the US Navy chaplain corps memorialized two chaplains<\/a> who died in the line of duty during the attacks on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Chaplain (CAPT) Leroy Kirkpatrick, aboard the USS Arizona<\/em>, became the first Navy chaplain to die in what became known as World War II. Chaplain (Lt) Aloysius Schmitt, aboard the USS Oklahoma<\/em>, was the first Roman Catholic chaplain killed in the war.<\/p>\n

Few may realize that two years later the US Navy launched the USS Schmitt<\/em> (DE-676) and the USS Kirkpatrick<\/em> (DE-318), two of only seven US Navy warships<\/a> named after chaplains.<\/p>\n

The Chaplain of the Marine Corps, Chaplain (RADM) Margaret Kibben, visited the USS Arizona<\/em> memorial in November and recalled Chaplain Kirkpatrick’s sacrifice<\/a> at the time:<\/p>\n

\u201cI was profoundly moved by the fact that we are the recipients of a history that so many chaplains have laid out for us, and a hero that Chaplain Kirkpatrick is, it really is what being a chaplain is all about,\u201d Kibben said. \u201cSo for me, it was incredibly humbling, it was the weight of responsibility for chaplains to live that legacy. It was awesome, just awesome.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Wherever US troops go, chaplains go as well — from the training grounds to the front lines, and the chow hall to the foxhole.<\/p>\n

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