SHEPHERD IN COMBAT BOOTS
Author: William L. Maher. 189 pgs. Paperback. some photographs.
The life of a heroic priest, Emil Kapaun, who became a chaplain in the U.S. Army's 1st Cavalry Division and was captured along with other members of his unit in the Korean War. He ministered to his men until the Communists allowed him to die of illnesses in their POW camp. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Vatican has declared him Venerable.
The life of a heroic priest, Emil Kapaun, who became a chaplain in the U.S. Army's 1st Cavalry Division and was captured along with other members of his unit in the Korean War. He ministered to his men until the Communists allowed him to die of illnesses in their POW camp. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Vatican has declared him Venerable.