and at that moment, his chaplain, the unarmed chaplain, who never carried a gun, came out of nowhere, walked right up to the chinese soldier and just pushed the barrel of his rifle aside, picked up the wounded american soldier, put him over his back, and walked him to safety for miles. that act of heroism had a statue made to commemorate it at a church in kansas named for father emil kapaun. and this crucifix carved by another american prisoner in his honor. his acts of heroism not just on the battlefield but once captured in the p.o.w. camp stealing food, carrying the wounded, burying the dead, trading his watch for a blanket to cut into socks for the men freezing to death. those stories are well-known and well-told stories in kansas which led to kansans praying to him for other worldly assistance when they needed it. which has now led to the vatican
ground with a chinese soldier standing over him with a rifle pointed down right at him. and at that moment, his chaplain, the unarmed chaplain, who never carried a gun, came out of nowhere, walked right up to the chinese soldier and just pushed the barrel of his rifle aside, picked up the wounded american soldier, put him over his back, and walked into safety for miles. that act of heroism had a statue made to commemorate it at a church in kansas named for father emeal capon. and this crucifix carved by another american prisoner in his honor. his acts of heroism not just on the battlefield but once captured in the p.o. wchl camp stealing food, carrying the wounded, burying the dead, trading his watch for a blanket to cut into socks for the men freezing to death. those stories are well-known and well-told stories in kansas which led to kansans praying to him for other worldly assistance when they needed it.
his health failing, the chinese guards ordered father kapaun to what the prisoners called the death house. he said, don t cry for me, i m going where i ve always wanted to go. i think he s the finest man i ever knew. and i get all choked up just thinking about him. even before being awarded the medal of honor today, the pastor had already been awarded the bronze star for walking through enemy fire to drag wounded soldiers to safety. 86-year-old herbert miller was there today at the white house for the medal of honor ceremony. he was a 23-year-old platoon leader in korea when he was hit by a hand grenade that shattered his ankle. he was unable to move and pulled a dead korean soldier over him to try to hide but the chinese soldier spotted him. and sergeant first class herbert miller was soon lying on the ground with a chinese soldier standing over him with a rifle pointed down right at him. and at that moment, his chaplain, the unarmed chaplain, who never carried a gun, came out o