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A few weeks ago, the mortal remains of Father Emil Kapaun were placed inside the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Wichita, Kansas. He had served as an Army chaplain during the Korean War. Thousands gathered to watch as a military honor guard complete with horses solemnly accompanied the flag-draped remains of this priest to his final resting place. He was entombed inside the Cathedral.

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There is no better model of priesthood than Father Kapaun, bishop says

God put the desire to be a priest in Father Emil J. Kapaun’s heart at an early age, Bishop Carl A. Kemme of Wichita, Kansas, said during a homily Sept. 26 in Pilsen, the hometown of the war-hero priest and sainthood candidate.

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South Korea honors Father Kapaun with country’s highest military honor

Father Emil Kapaun, a priest of the Wichita Diocese who laid down his life as a military chaplain during the Korean War, received South Korea’s highest military decoration posthumously in Seoul July 27.

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