Father Emil Kapaun, Korean War Medal of Honor Winner, Laid to Rest

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Dec 29, 2010
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Father Emil Kapaun was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2013. He died in the Korean War and was laid to rest Wed in Kansas. His remains were only recently identified. Here are two articles about him:
A Kansas Homecoming - WSJ (archive.is)
Father Emil Kapaun laid to rest in Wichita | The Wichita Eagle (kansas.com)

And here's a picture:
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There was a prior thread, now closed, on him in 2013: