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Fr. Vincent Capodanno: The Grunt Padre Who Died With His Men

A Priest on the Front Lines of Love In the steaming jungles of Vietnam, bullets tore through the air and chaos reigned. And yet—moving calmly, deliberately—was a Navy chaplain in battle fatigues...

Fr. Emil Kapaun: A Priest in the Valley of Death

A Shepherd Among Soldiers In the bitter cold of a North Korean prison camp, amidst barbed wire and brutal conditions, a Catholic priest knelt beside a dying soldier. His hands were frostbitten, ...

Title: Fr. Verbis Lafleur: The Priest Who Stayed Behind

A Shepherd in the Fire of War There are moments in history when a single act of self-giving echoes louder than the roar of battle. One such moment came in the heart of the Pacific Ocean during W...