Nogales International

DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE CHAPLains ASSOCIATION—Standing, left to right, Chaplain (Captain) Robert D. Workman, former Navy Chief of Chaplains; Dr. N. M. Ylvisaker, former President, Chaplains Association of the Army and Navy of the United States; Chaplain (Major General) Luther D. Miller, Chief of Chaplains, U. S. Army; Bishop William R. Arnold, former Chief of Army Chaplains. Sitting, left to right, Chaplain (Rear Admiral) William N. Thomas, Chief of Chaplains, U. S. Navy; Chaplain Crawford W. Brown, Chief of Chaplaincy Service, Veterans Administration; Chaplain Curtis H. Dickens, former Navy Chief of Chaplains; Chaplain Alva J. Brasted, former Army Chief of Chaplains.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower in an official greeting at the opening of the sixteenth annual convention of the Chaplains Association of the Army and Navy of the United States paid tribute to the chaplains for "their inestimable contribution to the morale of the armed forces."

"The continued and efficient action of religion in the interest of more excellent character will be a realistic and dynamic contribution toward the solution of urgent world problems now demanding our attention," said General Eisenhower. "I need not remind you that your work is not yet finished . . . The inner peace of a well integrated life is something that must be continually achieved; the outer peace of a world in which nations live together in a spirit of brotherhood is something that must be continually earned . . . In helping us along this path may God strengthen you, the Chaplains of America, as you continue in your service to Him and your country."