The Father Kapaun Room is
again open - Please call ahead to make arrangements for
someone to be there to show you through the church and the
Father Kapaun Room.
For tour
information please call
Parish Office
620-382-3369 |
Rosemary Neuwirth
620-924-5282 |
Carole Sklenar
620-924-5293 or
C-Ph 620-382-6433 |
NEWS
FLASH!
Please
help
the
supporters
of
Fr.
Emil
Kapaun.
We
are
asking
you
to
contact
your
House
and
Senate
Representatives
to
express
your
belief
that
Fr.
Kapaun
deserves
the
Congressional
Medal
of
Honor
for
his
selfless
and
courageous
service
during
the
Korean
War.
You
may
become
an
advocate
for
Fr
Kapaun
by
sending
a
letter
or
emailing
your
representatives;
a
sample
letter
and
contact
addresses
can
be
found
by
following
the
link
below.
You
may
be
from
any
state
to
participate
in
this
opportunity,
simply
send
a
letter
or
email
to
your
state's
representative
(s).
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Fr Kapaun Medal of Honor
Congressman Tiahrt's
office will be releasing the following today, May 26,
2010
Fr.
Kapaun Medal of Honor Moves Closer to Reality
WASHINGTON,
D.C.—Nearly six decades ago, Army Chaplain Father Emil Kapaun
heroically risked his life on numerous occasions saving hundreds of
American soldier’s lives before losing his own life as a prisoner of
war in Korea. According to the Secretary of the Army, Kapaun’s
heroic acts warrant the awarding of the Medal of Honor – the highest
military decoration awarded by the United States. U.S. Congressman
Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) for years has petitioned the Army on behalf of
the Kapaun family to allow the award process to move
forward.
This
week that process got another boost thanks to Tiahrt’s
efforts.
Last
October, Tiahrt received
confirmation from
the Secretary of the Army that officials had determined Fr. Kapaun’s
acts did warrant the Medal of Honor. However, because of a
three-year statute of limitation for awarding the Medal of Honor
from the time the heroic acts were committed, Congress has to
authorize an exception allowing the decoration to be posthumously
awarded to Fr. Kapaun.
Tiahrt
announced this week that he has successfully inserted authorizing
language for the medal into the National Defense Authorization Act –
a bill that is currently moving through both chambers of Congress.
The House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to consider the bill
as early as Thursday evening.
The
Tiahrt authorizing language will waive the provisions of current law
that requires the Medal of Honor to be awarded “within three years
of the date of the act upon which the award is
based.”
“The
national honor and recognition earned by Fr. Kapaun for his heroism
is long overdue,” said Tiahrt. “We want the Kapaun family and the
remaining survivors who personally knew Father Kapaun to have the
privilege of knowing his acts of courage and valor were officially
honored. I will continue working to ensure this authorization
language gets signed into law, so this great American hero can be
properly honored by a grateful nation. Anyone familiar with the life
of Chaplin Kapaun knows we should not delay in awarding the Medal of
Honor to him.”
For more
information about Tiahrt’s efforts on behalf of the Kapaun
family, click
here.
KSN
Channel 3-Video from Military Pilgrimage Mass at Pilsen
November
11, 2009
KAPAUN
New Documentary
on Father Kapaun
There is a new documentary
that has been produced about Father Kapaun and to view this trailer
for the documentary please
Click
here or here
Possible Medal of
Honor
In 2000, U.S. Rep. Todd Tiahrt
(R-Kan.) began a campaign to award the Medal of
Honor to Kapaun.[1]
Before leaving office on
September 16, 2009, Secretary
of the Army Pete Geren sent
Tiahrt a letter, agreeing that Kapaun was worthy of the honor.
Admiral Michael
Mullen, chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also agrees. Seven chaplains have
been awarded the Medal of Honor. Tiahrt hopes Congress will
approve a bill awarding the Medal of Honor to Kapaun, for signing by
President
Obama.[1]
- ^ a
b
Milburn, John, "Army
says Kansas Army chaplain Rev. Kapaun worthy of Medal of Honor for
service in Korean War", Associated Press, Oct. 13, 2009.
Baltimore Sun website. Retrieved 2009-10-15. The article includes
an undated photo (released by the Catholic Diocese of Wichita),
showing Father Kapaun saying Mass in the field.
Information acquired on
1/16/2009 from the following link on the internet –
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Kapaun#cite_note-MedalOfHonor-1
FANTASTIC
NEWS!
The ceremony to
officially open the Cause for Sainthood for
Father
Emil Kapaun
was made on Sunday, June 29, 2008,
the 7th Annual
Father Kapaun Day
held at the
St. John Nepomucene Catholic
Church
Holy Family Parish, Marion County
Pilsen,
Kansas
To see
streaming video from the Mass
celebrating the opening of
the Cause for Sainthood
Click Here
For additional
information - please contact
Father John
Hotze
Father Kapaun Guild
424 North Broadway
Wichita, KS
67202
e-mail
hotze@cdowk.org
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