“All leaders care for Soldiers. Chaplains are leaders too, with a mission to support the commander and serve the Soldier.”

- Chaplain (Col.) Gary Moore, Fort Stewart’s installation chaplain

Barely six weeks after the Continental Congress established the Army and the first branch of the Army, the infantry, a second branch was established upon orders by General George Washington, according to Chaplain (Col.) Gary Moore, Fort Stewart’s installation chaplain.

The Army Chaplains Corps was established July 29, 1775 and for 234 years, approximately 25,000 Army Chaplains have served more than 25 million Soldiers and family Members, living up to the motto on its branch insignia, “Pro Deo et Patria,” which means, “For God and Country.”... Read more here