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Wreaths Across America Celebrates Juneteenth by Remembering Coast Guardsman Charles Walter David Jr.

On Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021, Wreaths Across America honored the American heroes known as “The Four Chaplains” with a special Facebook live event. https://www.facebook.com/events/170854841480684 However, The Four Chaplains were not the only heroes that day. On January 23, 1943, the U.S.A.T. Dorchester left New York harbor bound for Greenland carrying over 900 officers, servicemen and civilian workers. The ship was a coastal passenger steamship…