Naming and Designating - Designates Sunday, February 2, 2025, and the first Sunday in February thereafter "Four Chaplains Day." -

SJR 7 designates Sunday, February 2, 2025, and the first Sunday in February each year thereafter as "Four Chaplains Day" in Tennessee. The resolution commemorates the four U.S. Army chaplains (Lt. George L. Fox, Lt. Alexander D. Goode, Lt. John P. Washington, and Lt. Clark V. Poling) who died in 1943 by giving up their life jackets to save soldiers during the sinking of the Dorchester. This symbolic designation does not create new laws or obligations but formally honors their sacrifice and heroism. It follows a precedent set by U.S. Congress in 1960, which authorized the Four Chaplains Medal.