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330-CFD-DN-SN-82-10585: Lieutenant Leslie Branch, 1982

330-CFD-DN-SN-82-10585: Lieutenant Leslie Branch, 1982. Leslie Branch was the first African American Roman Catholic chaplain. He is talking with other chaplains prior to commissioning. Photographed by PH1 Paul Salesi, Navy Chaplain’s School, Newport, Rhode Island. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Caption: 330-CFD-DN-SN-82-10585: Lieutenant Leslie Branch, 1982. Leslie Branch was the first African American Roman Catholic chaplain. He is talking with other chaplains prior to commissioning. Photographed by PH1 Paul Salesi, Navy Chaplain’s School, Newport, Rhode Island. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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