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Father Kapaun’s Remains to Return to Kansas, Family Says

Father Emil Kapaun celebrating Mass using the hood of a Jeep as his altar, Oct 7, 1950

Father Emil Kapaun celebrating Mass using the hood of a Jeep as his altar, Oct 7, 1950

Father Kapaun was a chaplain during the Second World War and became known for his service in the Korean War with the U.S. Army’s Eighth Cavalry regiment.