Kapaun the Venerable?

Father Emil Kapaun was a chaplain in the US Army and served in the Korean War. During the Battle of Unsan in 1950, he was captured and taken to a prisoner of war camp. His self-sacrifice, leading to his death, wonderments him a Medal of Honor and, from St. John Paul II, the designation, Servant of God. Now the Vatican is poised to elevate him to Venerable

 

 

 

 

 

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