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  • FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Fr. Vincent Capodanno ~ January 26, 2009

    01/25/2009 5:00:45 PM PST · by Kathy in Alaska · 121 replies · 1,928+ views
    Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World | StarCMC and Elroy
    Our Troops Rock!  Thank you for all you do!   For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.   Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today!     ~ Hall of Heroes ~ Fr. Vincent CapodannoInfo from this website.             Servant of God Vincent Robert Capodanno (February 13, 1929–September 4, 1967) was a United States Navy chaplain and a recipient of America's highest military decoration - the Medal of Honor - for actions during the Vietnam War. Vincent Capodanno was born in...
  • He died with his men – Sainthood cause begins for Vietnam chaplain

    05/30/2006 8:21:50 AM PDT · by Ebenezer · 8 replies · 1,248+ views
    WASHINGTON (National Catholic Register) — This Memorial Day, you can pray to the Maryknoll priest they called “The Grunt Padre.” On May 21 at the Memorial Day Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., Father Vincent Capodanno received the title Servant of God. The Vietnam War Navy chaplain was a Medal of Honor winner. At the Mass, Archbishop Edwin O’Brien, head of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, officially opened the cause for canonization for Father Capodanno, who died heroically in Vietnam on Sept. 4, 1967, during a fierce battle in Operation...