Four Chaplains Memorial at the Nat'l Memorial Park in Falls Church, Virginia near Washington D.C. by Constantino Nivola located in James M. Goode's Virginia Suburbs

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A MEMORIAL TO THE FOUR CHAPLAINS
THE TRAGEDY OF THE SINKING OF THE DORCHESTER
The troop transport Dorchester was crossing the North Atlantic. On February 3, 1943, the deadly enemy submarines struck the Dorchester. The tragedy brought shouts of anger, cries of fear, and wails of pain. The Four Chaplains gave their life jackets to the soldiers. They remained on the doomed ship to comfort and help others. Each stood unwavering as a beacon of supreme courage and faith --
George Lansing Fox, Clark Vandersall Poling, Protestants;
Alexander David Goode, Rabbi;
John Patrick Washington, Catholic.
The Dorchester plunged beneath the sea. The Voices of Faithy were gone. The Chaplains won immortality through simple dignity of faith. "Greater love hath no man than to lay down his life for his brothers." (John 15:13)
The symbol in the center of the inner whirlpool represents the sinking Dorchester, its hull riddled with holes. The wing-like shape is symbolic of the faith of man in Resurrection and the spirits of the Four Chaplains ascending as the boat goes down. The four panels in the corner of the star pool contain abstract symbols of man, The Family, Power of Prayer, and the Struggle between Good and Evil. This fountain was dedicated September 25, 1955, under the auspices of The National Conference of Christians and Jews
The Reserve Officers Association of the United States

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More Info
See James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture'(hardcover p 730 Item #16.49; Virginia Suburbs);
'Outdoor Sculpture'(paperback p184 Item #E-3)
Medium: Concrete, Sand castings, Fieldstone
Artist: Constantino Nivola
Related subjects: Religion
Location: Rte 29 south of Falls Church, VA Washington, D.C. Suburbs Virginia, National Memorial Park
See Virginia Suburbsin James Goode's Washington Sculpture
Nearest Metro: N/A() (click station name for all sculptures nearby)
Smithsonian American Art Museum's Art Inventories Catalog: Control number VA000065 (dcMem ID #5020 )

Links & other sources
HomeOfHeroes website on 4 chaplins
Semp.us website on Dorchester
Wikipedia article on 4 chaplains
Internment.com on Nat'l Memorial Park
Rogallery website on Nivola

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