A Soldier from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School lands in White Lake during airborne training in Elizabethtown, North Carolina August 26, 2021. The military free fall parachutists jumped from 12,000 feet and static line jumpers exited an aircarft from 1,200 feet. (U.S. Army photo by K. Kassens)
A Soldier from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School lands in White Lake during airborne training in Elizabethtown, North Carolina August 26, 2021. The military free fall parachutists jumped from 12,000 feet and static line jumpers exited an aircarft from 1,200 feet. (U.S. Army photo by K. Kassens)
A Soldier from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School lands in White Lake during airborne training in Elizabethtown, North Carolina August 26, 2021. The military free fall parachutists jumped from 12,000 feet and static line jumpers exited an aircarft from 1,200 feet. (U.S. Army photo by K. Kassens)
FORT BRAGG, N.C. —For those in the Special Operations and Fort Bragg community, the John F. Kennedy Memorial Chapel has stood as a place of comfort during moments of happiness and moments of sorrow.
The church, which is located near the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School campus, holds everything from Sunday services and weddings to baptisms and memorial services. Surrounding the chapel are memorials dedicated to the fallen Soldiers of the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), both of which were reactivated on Fort Bragg, along with a tribute monument from John Wayne who starred in the film “The Green Berets.” Inside the chapel are plaques that honor nearly...
