THE CHAPLAIN’S ROLE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY
“The development of the chaplaincy on the American continent, prior to the
Revolution, was slow and uneven” (Eugene p, 30). From the time of Martin of Tours to
the present, clergymen have accompanied soldiers to the battle line and ministered to
them. The Continental congress officially recognized and provided for the appointment
and pay of chaplains on 29 July 1775 (FM 1-05, 1-1). Since then, history is replete with
stories of chaplains’ gallantry in the Army operations.
Wayne Dehoney wrote “a first-hand account of the work of men who left the
ministry to enter the chaplaincy. But did they really leave the ministry?” He concluded
that “these gallantry chaplains had
“The development of the chaplaincy on the American continent, prior to the
Revolution, was slow and uneven” (Eugene p, 30). From the time of Martin of Tours to
the present, clergymen have accompanied soldiers to the battle line and ministered to
them. The Continental congress officially recognized and provided for the appointment
and pay of chaplains on 29 July 1775 (FM 1-05, 1-1). Since then, history is replete with
stories of chaplains’ gallantry in the Army operations.
Wayne Dehoney wrote “a first-hand account of the work of men who left the
ministry to enter the chaplaincy. But did they really leave the ministry?” He concluded
that “these gallantry chaplains had