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FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
TO ALLHANDS
INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC
SECNAV WASHINGTON DC
DHS OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE WASHINGTON DC
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SUBJ:  232ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE NAVY CHAPLAIN CORPS
1.  ON 28 NOVEMBER 2007, JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING THE 232ND
ANNIVERSARY OF OUR CHAPLAIN CORPS.
2.  CHAPLAIN WERE FIRST ESTABLISHED IN AMERICA FOR THE CONTINENTAL
NAVY IN 1775, WHEN THE REGULATIONS DIRECTED COMMANDERS OF THE SHIPS
OF THE THIRTEEN COLONIES TAKE CARE THAT SERVICES WERE CONDUCTED ON
BOARD, UNLESS BAD WEATHER OR OTHER EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENTS PREVENT.
INITIALLY, CONTINENTAL CONGRESS FIXED THEIR PAY AS A PERCENTAGE OF
PRIZE MONEY, AND THEN AT $20 A MONTH.
3.  THE ROLE OF THE CHAPLAIN HAS EXPANDED AND EVOLVED OVER THE
YEARS, AND SINCE 1929, NAVY CHAPLAINS HAVE ALSO SERVED WITH THE
COAST GUARD.  TODAY, 48 ACTIVE AND RESERVE CHAPLAINS MINISTER TO,
COUNSEL AND COMFORT COAST GUARD PEOPLE STATIONED ALL OVER THE
UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD, IN EVERY PLACE WE LIVE AND
SERVE. OUR CHAPLAINS PROVIDE MORAL, ETHICAL AND SPIRITUAL
ENCOURAGEMENT AND ADVISEMENT THAT DIRECTLY AND POSITIVELY IMPACTS
OUR MISSION EXECUTION AND READINESS.
4.  ON THIS SPECIAL BIRTHDAY, PLEASE THANK YOUR CHAPLAIN FOR HIS
SERVICE AND THE ROLE HE PLAYS IN YOUR LIFE.
5.  ADMIRAL THAD ALLEN, COMMANDANT, SENDS.
6.  INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
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