It took more than 60 years, but an Army chaplain who died as a prisoner during the Korean War will be awarded the Medal of Honor by President Obama on Thursday.
Capt. Emil Kapaun, who was a Catholic priest serving with the 3rd Battalion, will be honored for “extraordinary heroism”, for bravery and service to others — both on the battlefield and in prison following his capture by enemy troops in November 1950.
Fellow captives said the chaplain’s “most courageous acts followed in a prisoner of war camp, where Kapaun died in May 1951. They said he saved hundreds of soldiers’ lives using faith and the skills honed on his family’s farm.”
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