(From left) Army Central Command Chaplain, Col. Douglas Swift, and Religious Affairs NCO, Staff Sgt. Melany Meador, cut a cake in honor of the 247th Birthday of the Chaplain Corps at Patton Hall on Shaw Air Force Base, , July 29, 2022. The Army Chaplain Corps is one of the oldest branches of the Army. The Chaplain Corps dates back to 29 July 1775, when the Continental Congress authorized one chaplain for each regiment of the Continental Army.

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