§ 10.56 — Four Chaplains Day
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February 3 is designated Four Chaplains Day in Minnesota to honor four Army chaplains—Fox, Goode, Poling, and Washington—who gave their lifejackets to other soldiers and went down with the torpedoed U.S.S. Dorchester on February 3, 1943. The four chaplains were of different faiths but acted together in a moment of supreme sacrifice. The governor must issue a proclamation honoring this observance each year.
10.56 FOUR CHAPLAINS DAY.
February 3 is designated Four Chaplains Day in honor of the four United States Army chaplains, George L. Fox, Alexander D. Goode, Clark V. Poling, and John P. Washington, who sacrificed their lives to save the lives of other service personnel while serving on the U.S.S. Dorchester, a United States Army troop transport that was sunk off the coast of Greenland on February 3, 1943. Each year the governor shall issue a proclamation of this observance.
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1998 c 272 s 1