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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1953 the stars and stripes Page 7 Al it truckers erect cathedral9 on front United nations soldiers on the korean front offer their prayers whenever and wherever chaplains conduct services from tanks or out in the open within sight and sound of the shooting some units have pooled their talents and erected modest houses of worship to fend off inclement the 231st transportation in constructed one such Church and labelled it the truckers it is open to All sects and creeds so every Man in the outfit can beseech his god in his Awn Way and find a Haven at any when courage and determination need bolstering by the congregation attending the services above includes pfc Duane Roeling of and Pak a 6yearold korean orphan he Oil stove heats Soldier built the orphaned Waif sets an example he Learned from his adopted father As he receives communion from the battalion pfc John Soltis of Chicago assumed the specialized task of painting the stained glass1 other soldiers sawed until the tiny Church was services Are Over and the men file from the Sanctity of the frail Structure in response to the Call of the War around Lee a korean attached to the adds talents to the project by painting a religious chaplain capt Douglas Hall of delivers the weekly Sermon to men who fight for my sgt Benito puerto Rico and Pic Wayne Lay photos  
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