At War45-02-2786Faith Of Our Fighters-The Bid Was Four Hearts

Words at War. Citizens, I'm going to tell you a story. A story of four chaplains of the United States Army. Four chaplains who, in the early hours of a February morning, made a strong and beautiful bid.

Chaplain Cart pulling north. Not that. Chaplain John Washington East. How did the four clubs? Chaplain George Fox South. Alpass. Chaplain Alexander Good. West. I'll bid the Four Hearts. Four men. Two Protestant ministers. One Jewish Rabbi.

One Catholic priest. Four men made a bid. And a grateful nation will remember this night. And for all time, that the bid was Four Hearts. The National Broadband. The National Broadcasting Company in cooperation with the Council on Books and War Time presents another Words at War program.

Tonight, it's an adaptation of portion of Captain Elwood C. Nancy's book, Faith of Our Fighters. Our radio story, particularly timely today because of Brotherhood Week, concerns for clergymen, and appropriately, it was written for this series by a clergyman, by Father Timothy Mulley, who submitted his script under the five-word title.

The bid was for hearts. You were sleeping those cold February nights, citizens. You were sleeping quietly. And while you were sleeping, citizens, the big gray shadows were out of the water. Convoy, they call it.

Convoy moving in the night carrying man and material for the United Nations. Convoy stepping cautiously over gray waters that are treacherous with submarines. the deck of the troop transport Dorchester four chaplains are sitting in offices quarters and suddenly there's a knock on the door is this the chaplains quarters oh step right in Jimmy oh boy it's nice and warm

down here you ask me chaplains there's nothing laning against our heart I'm standing up there on deck looking for submarines and what do I get what do you get Jimmy I get me nose froze oh by the way gentlemen I'd like you to meet on you orderly uh... jenny uh... this is chappell good