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ACH121: The most highly decorated US military chaplain is Fr. Francis Duffy, a New York priest whose statue now stands in Times Square. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us about Fr. Duffy’s impressive intellect and his love for the men of the 69th Regiment he served in World War I.

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• Francis P. Duffy – Wikipedia
• Fr. Francis P. Duffy “…a very Irish, very Catholic, very American person”
• Fighting Father Duffy remembered fondly in New York City | National Guard
• Fr. Francis P. Duffy · The Great War and Catholic Memory · Archives of the Archdiocese of New York Digital Collections
• WWI’s ‘Fighting Chaplain’ Wielded Prayer
• Father Francis P. Duffy and the Fighting 69th
• Father Duffy Recalled as Chaplain Who Exemplified Love of God, Country | Catholic New York
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