Volume 44- No. 16
by lyl e davis
No matter what faith we follow, or, indeed, if we have no faith at all to follow, this story is bound to touch the hearts of you, your family and friends. It is a story of dedication, sacrifice, and service far above self. It is the story of Emil Kapaun. The Paper - 760.747.7119
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April 18, 2013
You may not have heard of him till recently. He’s been dead for 62 years.
Why should we care about a man who has been gone for 62 years? Glad you asked.
Let me tell you a bit about Emil Kapaun.
Emil Joseph Kapaun began as a simple farm boy, born on April 20, 1916, and grew up
Photo captions: Above, Father Kapaun says Mass in the field during the Korean War; above left, top, Captain Emil Kapaun, Army Chaplain Corps, above left, center, Father Kapaun, right, and a doctor help an exhausted soldier in Korea. Center, left, Father Kapaun repairs a flat tire on his always present bicycle, Korea. on a farm three miles southwest of a little town, Pilsen, in Kansas. His parents were Enos and Elizabeth Kapaun, Czech immigrants. He attended and graduated from Pilsen High School in
May 1930, later attending seminary in Missouri, and, still later, being ordained a priest in Wichita, Kansas. Honoring his home town he returned to Pilsen where he celebrated his first Mass at St.
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