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Base marks chaplain corps' birthday
Commemorative jump planned
Updated: Wednesday, 28 Jul 2010, 8:23 AM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 28 Jul 2010, 8:23 AM EDT
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina Army base will celebrate the Army Chaplain Corps' 235th birthday with a commemorative jump.
About 400 Fort Bragg soldiers, including chaplains from many of the airborne units based at the post, will jump on Wednesday onto Sicily Drop Zone. The jump will be followed by a free barbecue lunch.
The Army's website says there are are more than 2,700 chaplains representing over 130 different religious organizations. More than 700 are mobilized or deployed.
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