[StonyMan451]

During the war in Vietnam Father Vincent Robert Capodanno, a U.S. Navy Chaplain, ministered to U.S. troops and was killed while trying to rescue a wounded corpsman. Father Capodanno was into his second year after he volunteered to extend past a year in order to continue to administer to U.S. troops. This action would lead to the award of the Medal of Honor for Father Capodanno. Father Capodanno was named a Servant of God in 2002 and may likely become a saint. Grunt Padre by Father Daniel L. Mode is a great book on Father Capodanno.

My father was a classmate of the Servant of God, Fr. Vincent Capodanno. The title "Servant of God" is given to those whose cause for canonization has been officially opened. Perhaps one day Fr. Capodanno will be called St. Vincent Capodanno. In any case, he is a true hero. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. It would be a great thing if one day a Medal of Honor winner was also declared a saint! If you read his biography, you will be convinced of his sanctity, even before he laid his life down for his marines. In fact, his final act was simply the culmination of a life of sacrifice for others. It was the most natural thing in the world for him to do what he did.

You can find out more about him at http://www.vincentcapodanno.org.

[crazydad]

Never forget Father Charles Waters who stayed with his men on Hill 875 in the Battle for Dak To in November 67. He would not leave the wounded as the NVA closed in on all sides. Walking around comforting or giving water and last rites. He was killed when a stray bomb landed in the middle of the Aid Station. His courage and dedication earned him a Congressional Medal Of Honor. He is Buried at Arlington National Cemetary. Still there with some of his as he called them “My boys”.