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Posted on 07/30/2004 11:14:57 PM PDT by snippy_about_it
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 The Grunt Padre Vincent Capodanno was born on February 13th, 1929, in Staten Island, New York. After attending a year at Fordham University, young Vincent Capodanno entered the Maryknoll Missionary seminary in upstate New York in 1949. The Maryknolls were well known for sending American missionaries overseas--especially to China and Korea.  As the communists overran China, many Maryknoll priests and bishops were imprisoned and tortured. When Capodanno finished the seminary, he was ordained a priest and received his bachelor's degree in religious instruction.  Father Capodanno's first assignment was with aboriginal Taiwanese in the mountains of Taiwan where he served in a parish and later in a school. After seven years, Father Capodanno returned to the United States for leave and then was assigned to a Maryknoll school in Hong Kong.  Looking for a different challenge, Father Capodanno requested a new assignment--as a United States Navy Chaplain serving with the U.S. Marines. After finishing officer candidate's school, Father Capodanno reported to the 7th Marines, in Vietnam, in 1966. When his tour was complete, he requested an extension, served in the naval hospital and then reported to the 5th Marines. He gained a reputation for always being there--for always taking care of his Marines.  At 4:30 am, September 4th, 1967 , in the Thang Binh District of the Que-Son Valley, elements of the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines found the large North Vietnamese Unit, approx. 2500 men, near the village of Dong Son. Operation Swift was underway. The out-numbered and disorganized Company D was in need of reinforcements. By 9:14 am, twenty-six Marines were confirmed dead. The situation was in doubt and another Company of Marines was committed to the battle. At 9:25 am, the 1st Battalion 5th Marine Commander requested assistance of two company's of the 3rd Battalion 5th Marines, "M"and "K" Company.  During those early hours, Chaplain Capodanno received word of the battle taking place. He sat in on the morning briefing at the 3rd Battalion's Combat Operations Center. He took notes and listened to the radio reports coming in. As the elements of Company "M" and "K" prepared to load the helicopters. "Fr.Vince" requested to go with them. His Marines needed him. "It's not going to be easy" he stated. As Company "M" approached the small village of Chau Lam, the North Vietnamese opened up on the 2nd Platoon, which was caught on a small knoll, out in the open. The fighting was fierce, hand to hand at times, and the platoon was in danger of being overrun. Father Capodanno went among the wounded and dying, giving last rites and taking care of his Marines. Wounded once in the face and suffering another wound that almost severed his hand, Father Capodanno moved to help a wounded corpsman only yards from an enemy machinegun. Father Capodanno died taking care of one of his men. Father Capodanno's inspiration and dedication to "his" Marines goes much further. His story continues to touch many lives even today.  In 1971, Father Capodanno received the Medal of Honor in recognition of his selfless sacrifice. Several chapels and a United States Navy fast frigate were named in his honor.       |
Good morning EGC.
!!!!!
We saw that thread. Hoo Rah to our Marines.
Do you suppose in kerry's mind he just assumes men in uniform must like him? What a jerk.
Is that Bill clinton on the banner at that site. Yikes!
No, I don't think so ... I saw a photo of a grandmother with a little girl. Maybe your browser put in an ad?
I see, after another try, that they have a changing photo at the top. You probably saw a model who looked a bit like Clinton. My ex-employer used to include employees in their ads and catalogs!
Folks, Microsoft relased a patch for Internet Explorer yesterday. I downloaded it through the Automatic Update. You can get the patch at windowsupdate.com.
Here's the article about Fr. Capodanno:
http://www.wau.org/current/article.asp?id=2587
I've seen 7 or 8 pictures now, and still nobody that looks like Bill Clinton :-).
Since his thinking processes are twisted and illogical I think he does, simply because he's a Navy vet. As far as I'm concerned he's no better than that jenkins guy...there is very litte difference in a traitor or a deserter.
Read: Luke 10:1-12; 17-20
[Jesus] said to them,“ I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.” —Luke 10:18
Bible In One Year: Psalms 54-56; Romans 3
If Jesus has won the victory over sin, suffering, and death, why is it that we still sin, suffer, and die? To understand this seeming contradiction, we must recognize the“already, but not yet ”tension of the gospel.
On the one hand, God ’s kingdom has already come in the person of Jesus. As the incarnate God-man, He died on the cross so that through His death and resurrection He might destroy the devil (Hebrews 2:14).
On the other hand, the perfect kingdom toward which He pointed awaits His personal return to earth. We experience the tension of living between the“already, but not yet”aspects of God’s kingdom.
Luke 10 illustrates this tension. Upon returning from preaching, the disciples were jubilant.“Even the demons are subject to us in Your name,”they told Jesus (Luke 10:17). He replied that He had seen Satan“ fall like lightning from heaven” (v.18). He also assured them that nothing would hurt them (v.19). Yet many of them suffered and died as martyrs, and evil is still rampant today.
Even so, we can face whatever comes, for someday we’ll enter fully into the victory Jesus has won. In the meantime, we can take comfort in knowing that nothing shall separate us from God’s love (Romans 8:35-39). —Herb Vander Lugt
free dixie,duckie & sw
Afternoon Don W.
We always seem to produce men who rise to the occasion, makes you proud to be an American.
Morning E.G.C. Finally cooled down a little here.
Afternoon stand watie.
Started reading "Dixie Victorious" so far pretty good.
Free Dixie.
Yah I saw that, felt really really good to read it. :-)
Afternoon tax-chick.
Thanks for the link.
Afternoon Feather. Congrats to your granddaughter.
GREAT!
knee's better today, but she is REALLY tired from our "unscheduled trip" to AR.
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