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Old 10-13-2009, 06:49 PM   #1
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I'm not Catholic, but this is a story of an amazing man. I know it's somewhat religious, so I hope it's fitting to post here.

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Army agrees Kansas priest worthy of Medal of Honor
As his fellow prisoners of war returned home from the Korean War, they shared stories of self-sacrifice about Rev. Emil Kapaun, the humble priest from Kansas.

By JOHN MILBURN
Associated Press Writer

TOPEKA, Kan. —
As his fellow prisoners of war returned home from the Korean War, they shared stories of self-sacrifice about Rev. Emil Kapaun, the humble priest from Kansas.

The prisoners of the 8th Cavalry Regiment spoke of how Kapaun, an Army chaplain, continued to look after his men even though he was wounded and sick himself. Risking his own life, Kapaun would sneak out after dark to scrounge food for those too weak to eat, fashion makeshift containers to collect water and wash their soiled clothes.

Kapaun died at the camp hospital seven months after he was first taken captive by the Chinese in 1950. More than a half-century later, the Army's top civilian leader has recommended that Kapaun, who is also a candidate for sainthood, receive the Medal of Honor.

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In one of his final acts as Army secretary, Pete Geren, wrote to Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Kan., saying he agreed that Kapaun was worthy of the honor. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has also endorsed Kapaun's honor.

Seven chaplains have received the Medal of Honor, including Vincent Capodanno, a Navy chaplain from New York, killed in Vietnam in 1967. In 2006, Capodanno was declared a Servant of God by the Vatican, a step toward canonization.

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Kapaun was born in 1916 near the central Kansas town of Pilsen, about 60 miles north of Wichita. Ordained in 1940, he was a parish priest and auxiliary chaplain at the Herrington Army Air Base near Pilsen.

He was later sent to Southeast Asia during World War II, driving thousands of miles to say Mass, often using his Jeep hood as an altar.

Kapaun returned to Kansas, but when the Korean War began he pleaded with his bishop to let him go back to the Army.

"They needed chaplains. He loved the service boys very much," said Helen Kapaun, whose marriage was one of the last civilian ceremonies performed before Kapaun left for Korea.

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In this undated photo released by the Catholic Diocese of Wichita, Father Emil Kapaun, a Catholic priest and
Army chaplain, shows his pipe which was shot our of his mouth by a sniper during the Korean conflict.
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Old 10-13-2009, 06:53 PM   #2
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Very nice story, I hope they honor him appropriately. Thank you for sharing
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I should add, be sure to read the caption of the picture.
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Old 10-13-2009, 07:15 PM   #4
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Awesome picture, even better man.
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Great story!!
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Great story! To him and all of our service men and women
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For these guys to go right to the front lines armed with nothing more than a strong faith in the Almighty...the chaplains have some serious brass ones.
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