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War has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's founding

right down to the present. War made the U.S. independent, kept it together, increased its size,

and established it as a global superpower. Understanding America's wars is essential for understanding

American history. Welcome to Key Battles of American History, a podcast in which we discuss American history

through the lens of the most important battles of America's wars.

Here is your host, James Early.

Hello and welcome to a special topical episode of Key Battles of American History.

I'm your host James Early, as always.

And today I've got a topical episode which was requested by one of the members of my Patreon group, Early's Raiders.

This was requested by Major Mark Porter. And Mark, you've had to wait a long time for this,

and I apologize for that, but I hope you will find it helpful. This is just a very brief introduction to the topic of chaplains during World War II.

So without any further ado, let's get going.

Chaplains played a quiet but crucial role in World War II across every theater of war.

They were non-combatants, but they went wherever their units went, into the jungles of the Pacific,

across the beaches of

Normandy, and even into POW camps. Each U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps unit had chaplains

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