Father Emil Kapaun has been awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama for his selfless sacrifice during the Korean War.
The priest risked his life, time and again, for our POW's held captive by the Chinese and Korean governments. He held regular Mass, even when threatened with his own death. He carried wounded soldiers on his back during forced marches, because those soldiers would have been murdered if they couldn't move. He gave his own rations to other soldiers.
Father Kapaun died on May 23, 1951, of pneumonia and dysentery. His nephew accepted the Medal of Honor in his place. God Bless Father Emil Kapaun.
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