{"id":21815,"date":"2013-03-13T01:36:31","date_gmt":"2013-03-13T04:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/?p=21815"},"modified":"2016-11-26T01:43:20","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T04:43:20","slug":"chaplain-kapaun-to-receive-medal-of-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/13\/chaplain-kapaun-to-receive-medal-of-honor\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaplain Kapaun to Receive Medal of Honor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/26\/chaplain-to-receive-medal-of-honor\/\">previously revealed<\/a>, the White House <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/the-press-office\/2013\/03\/11\/president-obama-award-medal-honor\">officially announced<\/a> Chaplain (Capt) Emil Kapaun will posthumously <a href=\"http:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/2013\/03\/army-chaplain-to-get-medal-of-honor-posthumously-031113w\/\">receive the Medal of Honor<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Kapaun\u00a0will receive\u00a0the award posthumously for his extraordinary heroism while serving with 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, during combat operations in Unsan, Korea, and as a prisoner of war, according to the White House announcement&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The commanding General of the unit in which Chaplain Kapaun served <!--more-->likewise <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/103275\/former-8th-cav-troop-receive-medal-honor\">recognized the announcement<\/a>.\u00a0 <em>Stars and Stripes <\/em>repeated the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stripes.com\/news\/us\/soldiers-loyalty-perseverance-pay-off-as-kapaun-finally-to-get-medal-of-honor-1.211341\">Wichita Eagle report<\/a> covering the stories of Chaplain Kapaun&#8217;s peers who worked for years to see his Distinguished Service Cross upgraded to a Medal of Honor.\u00a0 An <a href=\"http:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/98274\/Army_chaplain_to_be_awarded_Medal_of_Honor\/\">Army.mil article<\/a> notes more of the story, including the Chaplain&#8217;s Catholic nomination for sainthood, while another official military article highlights his &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/103587\/chaplain-emil-j-kapaun-hero-among-soldiers\">conspicuous gallantry<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>US military chaplains served &#8212; and continue to serve &#8212; the spiritual needs of all US troops, no matter where they are.<\/p>\n<p class=\"smallfont\">Also at the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stripes.com\/news\/us\/korean-war-chaplain-to-be-awarded-medal-of-honor-1.211346\">Stars and Stripes<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-share=\"true\" data-show-faces=\"true\" data-size=\"small\" data-action=\"like\" data-layout=\"standard\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><strong>ADVERTISEMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- blogpost --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-slot=\"2728423835\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6450825356098669\"><\/ins><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As previously revealed, the White House officially announced Chaplain (Capt) Emil Kapaun will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor: Kapaun\u00a0will receive\u00a0the award posthumously for his extraordinary heroism while serving with 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, during combat operations in Unsan, Korea, and as a prisoner of war, according to the White House announcement&#8230; 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