It's a grand day for those of us who have the honor of serving as chaplains to merchant seamen. An often forgotten form of national service gets its due by presidential decree on this date each year. I also get to wear my uniform. Well, if I can find it.
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Also, have fun playing "Guess the mariner" with the photo below. Hint: a great number of America's writers have been merchant mariners, including Herman Melville, Jack London, Allen Ginsberg and Mark Twain. Joseph Conrad, while not American, was a merchant ship captain before becoming one of the great stylists of the English language.
