85 years ago today - Jun 3, 1933

The Deseret News Church Section reports that, "after years of effort," Mormons have equal rights with other religions in applying to be military chaplains. This is the decision of recently appointed Secretary of War George H. Dern, a non-Mormon and former governor of Utah.

[Source: The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database ( http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase )]]

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