Possible saint gets a big military honor from White House
Source: Washington Post
Possible saint gets a big military honor from White House
By Caleb K. Bell| Religion News Service,
Updated: Tuesday, April 9, 4:00 PM
A man who went from being a priest in rural Kansas to a prisoner of war in Korea will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on Thursday (April 11).
But that’s not the only major recognition the Rev. Emil Kapaun has — he is also a candidate for sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church.
President Obama will present the nation’s highest military honor to Kapaun’s next of kin to commemorate the Army chaplain’s acts of personal bravery during the Korean War, both on the battlefield and in a POW camp.
For years, POWs who survived the camp have pushed for Kapaun’s wartime actions to be recognized. Now, it seems they’ve been heard on multiple fronts.
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