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"Few people who have seen the fighting in this war would flatly agree that there are no atheists in the fox holes. There are, however, many men who because of their combat experience, have felt a quickening and deepening of their sense of religion. When the fighting man wants it, the opportunity to worship is his. Using a quarter-ton hood for an alter, and a rock Alsatian hillside for a church, Chaplain Durbin celebrates Mass on Armistice Day, 11 November 1944, for those of the Roman Catholic faith."  Original Caption, Mission Accomplished