Image Gallery
A collection of photos from the U.S. Army
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Ceremony
Ray Kapaun displays the Medal of Honor citation and photo of his uncle, Chaplain (Capt.) Emil J. Kapaun as (from left) Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Secretary of the Army John McHugh and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno applaud and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond Chandler looks on during the ceremony inducting the Korean War chaplain into the Pentagon Hall of Heroes, April 12, 2013.
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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive at the ceremony, April 11, 2013, at the White House, where the Medal of Honor was posthumously awarded to Chaplain (Capt.) Emil J. Kapaun.
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Chaplain (Major General) Donald Rutherford, U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains, delivers the invocation at the Medal of Honor ceremony for Chaplain (Captain) Emil J. Kapaun. President Obama postumously awarded the Medal of Honor to Chaplain Kapaun for his heroism at the Battle of Unsan, Nov. 1-2, 1950, during the Korean War.
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A Soldier holds the Medal of Honor that President Barack Obama posthumously awarded to Chaplain (Capt.) Emil J. Kapaun during a White House ceremony, April 11, 2013.
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President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously to Army chaplain (Capt.) Emil J. Kapaun at the White House, April 11, 2013. Here, Kapaun's nephew, Ray Kapaun, accepts it on his behalf.
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President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously to Army chaplain (Capt.) Emil J. Kapaun at the White House, April 11, 2013. Here, Kapaun's nephew, Ray Kapaun, accepts it on his behalf.
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Ceremony
Ray Kapaun (center) prepares to accept the Medal of Honor citation and photo of his uncle, Chaplain (Capt.) Emil J. Kapaun as (from left) Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Secretary of the Army John McHugh, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond Chandler look on during the ceremony inducting the Korean War chaplain into the Pentagon Hall of Heroes, April 12, 2013.
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BATTLEFIELD- ACME PHOTO
Father Emil Kapaun (right) and a doctor carry an exhausted Soldier off a battlefield in Korea, early in the war. The photo shows Kapaun to the GI's left. The soldier on the GI's right side was Capt. Jerome A. Dolan, a medical officer with the 8th Cavalry regiment.
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Ceremony
Ray Kapaun, nephew of Chaplain (Capt.) Emil J. Kapaun, poses for a photo in the White House, before the Medal of Honor was posthumously to Chaplain Kapaun at the White House, April 11, 2013.
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Emil Kapaun celebrates Mass for Soldiers at Herington Air Base, Kan., circa 1942. It was after Father Kapaun saw the need for military chaplains while serving at the Herington Air Base that he felt the call to the military chaplaincy.
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POWCAMP-UNK
The only known surviving photograph of Prison Camp Number 5 in Pyoktong, North Korea. Several prisoners managed to hold on to cameras upon being captured. Unfortunately, most were confiscated or destroyed during the years of imprisonment.
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BASEBALL01-FAMILY
Father Kapaun playing baseball with school children circa 1940. Father Kapaun was ordained a priest on June 9, 1940. He was assigned to his home parish, St. John Nepomucene Parish, where children would frequently come to play at recess.
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BIKEFLAT-SKEEHAN
Chaplain Emil Kapaun repairs his bicycle August 11, 1950.
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MASS01 COLOR- SKEEHAN
Father Emil Kapaun celebrating Mass using the hood of a Jeep as his altar, Oct 7, 1950.
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EMIL AND MOM-FAMILY
Emil and his mother, Bessie, prior to his ordination to the priesthood circa 1939.
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BWPORTRAIT-BROADSTREET
Portrait of Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun, post World War II. Kapaun was promoted to Captain on January 3, 1946.
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HERINGTONWWII-FAMILY
Emil Kapaun celebrates Mass for Soldiers at Herington Air Base, Kan. circa 1942. It was after Father Kapaun saw the need for military chaplains while serving at the Herington Air Base that he felt the call to the military chaplaincy.
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LETTER-UNK
Chaplain Emil Kapaun writes a letter in Korea, circa 1950. Kapaun spent countless hours writing letters home, both to his family and to the families of fallen soldiers.
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SEMINARY-FAMILY
Father Emil Kapaun in Seminary School.
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MASS02-UNK
Chaplain Emil Kapaun conducts a field Mass on the hood of his jeep, August 11, 1950.
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WITH PARENTS-FAMILY
Chaplain Emil Kapaun with his parents Elizabeth (Bessie) and Enos sometime during WWII. Enos Kapaun was born in 1880 in Czechoslovakia. His family immigrated to the United States when Enos was seven. Elizabeth was born in Wakeeney, Kan. in 1895. They were married on May 18, 1915 at St. John Nepomucene Church in Pilsen, Kan.
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Chaplain (Second Lt.) Emil Kapaun circa 1943.
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