Medal of Honor Monday: Army Chaplain Emil J. Kapaun
Army Chaplain Emil Kapaun inspired his men during the Korean War with calm, courageous leadership, instilling in his fellow prisoners of war a desire to stay strong even after he no longer could. His actions eventually earned him the nation's highest military honor, as well as a potential path to sainthood.
Kapaun was born April 20, 1916, in rural Pilsen, Kansas. He and his brother, Eugene, learned how to do chores and repair things around the family farm a skill that would later serve Kapaun well.
