Kansas Hero Father Emil Kapaun To Be Honored At Capitol

Kansas Hero Father Emil Kapaun To Be Honored At Capitol

On Friday, Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill honoring Father Emil Kapaun, a military chaplain from Pilsen, Kansas, which is a small community in Marion County, 42 miles southwest of Council Grove.Kapaun, the most highly decorated chaplain in U.S. Army history, received the Congressional Medal of Honor for ministering to ...

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