▁and ▁afterwards , ▁was ▁station ed ▁at ▁the ▁B oca ▁R aton ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁in ▁Florida , ▁where ▁his ▁leadership ▁tal ents ▁were ▁recognized ▁by ▁his ▁superior ▁officers ▁after ▁he ▁organized ▁a ▁P es ach ▁S eder ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁for ▁all ▁Jewish ▁personnel ▁of ▁the ▁base . ▁Even ▁though ▁Chap lain ▁Wer fel ▁was ▁ex empt ▁from ▁over se as ▁service ▁because ▁of ▁minor ▁physical ▁dis abilities — he ▁had ▁a ▁small ▁in fection ▁in ▁his ▁eye — he ▁repeatedly ▁placed ▁such ▁requests . ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Wer fel ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁North ▁Africa , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Chap lain ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Air ▁Force ▁Service ▁Command , ▁where ▁his ▁area ▁of ▁operations ▁included ▁Mor oc co , ▁Al ger ia , ▁Tun is ia ▁and ▁Sic ily . ▁ ▁Rab bi ▁Wer fel ▁was ▁un y ield ing ▁in ▁his ▁observ ance ▁as ▁an ▁Orth odox ▁Jew , ▁and ▁while ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁Conserv ative ▁and ▁Reform ▁colle agues ▁were ▁often ▁in ▁disag re ement ▁on ▁many ▁matters ▁of ▁the ology ▁and ▁observ ance , ▁Wer fel ▁understood ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁the ▁Army ' s ▁other ▁ 3 1 0 ▁Chap la ins ▁were ▁drawn ▁together ▁by ▁a ▁common ▁vision ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁common ▁service : ▁to ▁offer ▁religious ▁and ▁moral ▁guidance ▁to ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁personnel ▁of ▁the ▁armed ▁forces . ▁During ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁Orth odox y ▁was ▁thought ▁of ▁as ▁out