Feb. 3 marks the 69th anniversary of the sinking of the United States Army Transport Dorchester, where four chaplains put the lives of others before their own. And because of their bravery, American Legion posts nationwide remember Four Chaplains Day every year with memorial services.

Services this year will be held on Feb. 5. To request information on how to conduct a Four Chaplains Memorial Service, email the Americanism and Children & Youth Division at acy@legion.org.

Visit www.legion.org/library/6245/bravery-four-chaplains to read more about the heroic story of the four chaplains: Rev. George Fox (Methodist), Jewish Rabbi Alexander Goode, Rev. Clark Poling (Dutch Reformed) and Father John Washington (Roman Catholic).