The acclaimed 60-minute documentary "Four Chaplains" will have its broadcast debut on JLTV, Saturday, March 6th at 8:00 PM/7:00 PM Central.  Four chaplains that held the rank of lieutenant, Reverend George L. Fox, Rabbi Alexander D. Goode, Father John P. Washington and Reverend Clark V. Poling were sailing on the USAT Dorchester on the night of February 3, 1943.  The former coastal liner, which had been converted to a troop transport, was torpedoed by a German submarine off of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic. The ship's electrical system failed leaving the vessel completely dark.  Panic set in and many sailors where trapped below. The four chaplains sought to calm the men and began organizing an orderly evacuation. Life jackets were passed out, but there was a shortage.  The clergymen gave their own jackets to others in the ultimate act of saving lives. The chaplains perished, but their courageous interfaith story is still being told today, not only to members of the US Navy but also to all who learn of their plight.  JLTV is proud to present the remarkable saga of the "Four Chaplains."  Some of JLTV's programming is also being broadcast on AFN (American Forces Network) to bases, ships, embassies and consulates in over 160 countries.


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