On April 11, 2013, Chaplain (CPT) Emil Kapaun was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, which is now on display for 6 months at the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps museum at Fort Jackson, SC. Marcia McManus is the director of the museum. #FatherKapaun | #MOH | #ChaplainCorps | U.S. Army Chaplain Corps

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US Army Chaplain Emil Kapaun’s Final Act of Courage in Korea: A Medal of Honor Story On November 1, 1950, during the Korean War, Captain Emil Kapaun was serving as a U.S. Army chaplain with the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division when Chinese Communist forces launched a massive assault on American positions. As enemy fire tore through the lines, Captain Kapaun walked calmly and upright through no-man’s land, rescuing the wounded, providing medical aid, and comforting dying