U.S. Army Chaplain Corps Celebrates 250 Years of Service Chaplains from across the U.S. Army gathered at Arlington National Cemetery’s Chaplains Hill on July 25, 2025, to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Chaplain Corps. Established during the American Revolution, the Corps was created on July 29, 1775, when the Continental Congress authorized a Chaplain for each of the Continental Army’s 38 regiments. In the shadow of Chaplain headstones and the four memorials to Chaplains’ service and s