Medal of Honor presented to Father Emil J. Kapaun

President Obama posthumously awards Catholic U.S. Army Chaplain and Korean War hero Father Emil J. Kapaun the Medal of Honor, the nation's higest military decoration, during a ceremony on Thursday, April 11, 2013, in the East Room of the White House.

[@caropapa]

That was so very moving, today is the first day i have heard of Fr Kapaun may he rest in eternal peace and fly high with the angels, God bless and thank you Fr Emil you were a true friend of man🙏🙏🙏

[@kengallagher7748]

Fr. Emil was a true man of faith. Even til his last breathe. He will long be remembered. He is most deserving of this honorable award. Ken G. Knights of Columbus Faithful Navigator Father Emil J. Kapaun Assembly 3260 Vail, AZ.

[@renecendejas3218]

Ken Gallagher I

[@pattycochran6154]

My father was in the Korean War as a mule skinner. He help get supplies to the soldiers via mules over passes etc.

[@johnstansifer2332]

Let us never refer to the Korean War as "the forgotten war" again! God bless Father Kapaun!

[@carlosmoran2754]

here helping from Guayaquil Ecuador, in some churches, thanks for everything you taught us and to the archdiocese, clarifying parishioners with apologetics and bible, given that some separated brothers have deceived parishioners, as towards Pablo, some have returned to the correct faith that Christ left the one who is 2000 years old, with the Venezuelan priest Luis Toro, I help in the churches here in Ecuador helping, as Pope Francis says, a vocation of a service within a service and as a missionary of mercy, we are advancing, thanks for your words of encouragement, greetings to all and to Pope Francis, your blessing Archbishop thank you 🙏

[@pattycochran6154]

I’m not a big Obama fan but this was great

[@marlinkojak9882]

god bless a great hero FR Kapaun

[@writereducator]

Fr. Emil a good and great man, saintly and heroic!

[@gulayguthre9939]

Outstanding presentation Obama was a very best president as far as the ceremony of the Medal of Honor he's so elegant

[@bernadinegreffe156]

Fr Amil was a great and saintly man, well deserved.

[@dorothyrozzibelknap5893]

Obama was paying tribute to those members of a generation whose values gave them the strength to fight for a future freedom. He knew first hand of those values because of his grandpatents. He is grateful for that generation. We must all be grateful for their sacrifices.

[@krcsr178]

GOD BLESS FR KAPAUN. R.I.P.

[@jg-gu8oc]

Fr. Emil was a good man.

[@philiprobertnelson3531]

Servant of God, Father Emil Kapaun, pray for us! Amen. Gospel of Mark 12:31 The second is this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these." NRSVCE Gospel of John 15:13 No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends. NRSVCE

[@derrickrouse8565]

Hi Mr president

[@jeffgress5265]

A remarkable man!

[@laurariggs9060]

Why did it take 60 years to honor this hero?

[@erinvalentino2069]

mygrandfather wasthere in the vid

[@ednarus9276]

Can't Obama EVER talk about someone else without talking about himself ? Who cares how HIS grandparents grew up.....what values they had ? This day.....this honor..... was supposed to celebrate Fr Kapaun...and HIS legacy....not Obama's..........