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Virginia-based homeschooled students honored Fr. Emil Kapaun, an Army chaplain who died in a POW camp in Korea, in a ceremony on the anniversary of the heroic act that earned him the Medal of Honor.
The Rev. Emil Kapaun celebrates Mass, using the hood of his jeep as an altar, as his assistant, Patrick J. Schuler, kneels in prayer in Korea on Oct. 7, 1950, less than a month before Kapaun was ...
Seventy years after renowned Army Chaplain Capt. Emil Kapaun died as a prisoner in the Korean War, his remains have been identified by the Defense Department. Kapaun’s remains were identified in ...
The remains of Emil J. Kapaun, the Catholic priest and Korean War POW who was given the Medal of Honor posthumously in 2013, have been identified, the Pentagon said Friday. The almost complete set ...
Capt. Emil Kapaun posthumously received the Medal of Honor in 2013. Listed as missing for almost 70 years, Army Capt. Emil Kapaun's remains were identified as part of an effort by the Defense POW ...
Father Emil Kapaun celebrates Mass using the hood of his jeep as an altar, as his assistant, Patrick J. Schuler, kneels in prayer in Korea on Oct. 7, 1950, less than a month before Kapaun was ...
Emil Kapaun’s nephew Ray Kapaun, 56, will accept the Medal of Honor on his uncle’s behalf. Ray has heard about the push to have his uncle awarded the medal since he was a child.
An Army chaplain during the Korean War, Father Emil Kapaun is likely years away from canonization as a saint. But interest in his life — and traffic to Pilsen, Kansas — is picking up.
Father Emil Kapaun loaded on to caisson for procession to the cathedral. Sept. 29, 2021. (Photo Courtesy: Rose White) Father Emil Kapaun loaded on to caisson for procession to the cathedral.
Kapaun was declared a Servant of God in 1993, the first step toward sainthood. He was posthumously awarded a Medal of Honor for his heroism in 2013. The remains of Fr. Emil Kapaun will soon be on ...
As a new film about U.S. military chaplains was released in theaters on Nov. 8, the nephew of heroic priest and chaplain Servant of God Father Emil Kapaun spoke about his uncle’s virtue and ...
Seventy years after renowned Army Chaplain Capt. Emil Kapaun died as a prisoner in the Korean War, his remains have been identified by the Defense Department. Kapaun’s remains were identified in ...