Father Emil Kapaun
The Congressional Medal of Honor
Be part of the
movement to award the Medal of Honor, which is the military’s highest award,
to U.S Army Chaplain, Fr. Emil Kapaun.
A hero of the
Korean Conflict, Fr. Kapaun saved hundreds of lives on the battlefield and
in a Prisoner of War camp. He
spent countless hours nourishing the physical and spiritual health of fellow
prisoners.
For more than a
decade, former Congressman Todd Tiahrt and his wife, Vickie, have devoted
significant efforts to have Congress award The Medal of Honor to Fr. Kapaun.
Congressman Tiahrt was successful in having enabling language
included in a defense authorization bill last session, and Mrs. Tiahrt is
the chair of a coalition whose purpose it is to promote awareness and
support for the issuance of the The Medal to Fr. Kapaun.
The Army officially supports awarding the Medal of Honor to Kapaun.
Since his election
to Congress last fall, Congressman Mike Pompeo has taken up the cause
introducing the Pompeo Amendment, which will pave the way for Secretary
Panetta and President Obama to bestow this important honor on Fr. Kapaun.
The House of Representatives has already included the Pompeo
Amendment in its version of the Fiscal Year 2012 Defense Authorization, but
the Senate has yet to act.
Please forward to
all Kansans and others with an interest to engage in a social media and
writing campaign to insure that the Medal is awarded this year.
It is essential that the Pompeo Amendment be included in the final
Defense Authorization Bill.
Take a moment and
get involved! Generate emails, tweets, postcards, Facebook notices, etc., to
Congress and to Secretary Panetta.
Please ask for their support of the Pompeo Amendment for Fr. Kapaun.
A sample letter
and contact information for Secretary Panetta is below.
Please feel free to adapt this letter to send to our Congressional
Delegation.
(sample letter)
Dear Secretary Panetta,
I am writing to request
your help to award Father Emil Kapaun the Medal of Honor by supporting the
Pompeo Amendment to the 2012 Defense Authorization Bill.
The Army officially supports awarding the Medal of Honor to Kapaun,
and the House of Representatives has already included the Pompeo Amendment
in its version of the bill.
A native Kansan, Father
Kapaun was a true hero of the Korean War and deserves the Medal for his
selfless and courageous service.
During the Korean War, he saved hundreds of lives, first by dragging many
wounded in battle through gunfire to safety.
As a Prisoner of War, he became known as a first-rate thief who often
confiscated food from the prison guards to keep his fellow soldiers from
starvation. Although religious
activities were forbidden at the prison camp, Father Kapaun would visit the
men at night, spending time in prayer and checking on their health.
Father Kapaun died in the prison camp in 1951.
I hope we can count on your
support to award the Medal of Honor to Father Kapaun.
You can help to move the
process along. Please email or
write a letter to:
DC Address:
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta
1400 Defense
Pentagon
Washington, DC
20301-1400
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703-571-3343
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