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President Barack Obama announced recently that Chaplain (Capt.) Emil J. Kapaun will be awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously, April 11, for his actions leading up to his capture as a prisoner of war in North Korea. Here, Kapaun prays with a soldier during the Korean War. (Courtesy photo)

He died in a Korean War prison camp. Now Emil Kapaun could become the US military’s first saint.

Kapaun’s capture and death at the hands of Chinese forces during the Korean War earned him the Medal of Honor and a lasting reputation among generations of soldiers and chaplains.

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Rose-laying ceremony honors fallen Special Forces soldiers at Fort Bragg

Air Force

14th Flying Training Wing, 14th Operations Group pilots taxi a T-38 Talon II to approach the departure zone of the Columbus Air Force Base flightline during flying training operations on June 2, 2025. The T-7A Red Hawk is a modern, advanced pilot training platform for fighter and bomber pilots. It features a single engine, twin fin design with modern avionics, advanced display systems, and embedded flight training capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz)

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42 aircraft lost or damaged in Operation Epic Fury, congressional report says

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Navy

Command Master Chief Petty Officer Luis Creollo, of Sasebo Naval Base, lays flowers on the Soto Dam cenotaph in Sasebo, Japan, May 21, 2026.

Sailors honor American POWs, Japanese laborers who died building wartime dam

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Space Force

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Coast Guard

Two U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopters fly over the Coast Guard Cutter Vincent Danz (WPC 1162) following the cutter’s commissioning ceremony in New York City, May 22, 2026. The Vincent Danz is the 62nd Fast Response Cutter and honors Petty Officer 2nd Class Vincent Danz, a New York City police officer and Coast Guard reservist who died responding to the September 11, 2001, attacks. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Marco A. Gutierrez Rosales)

Coast Guard commissions cutter named after 9/11 hero

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Marine Corps

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Europe

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Asia-Pacific

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Veterans

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President Barack Obama announced recently that Chaplain (Capt.) Emil J. Kapaun will be awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously, April 11, for his actions leading up to his capture as a prisoner of war in North Korea. Here, Kapaun prays with a soldier during the Korean War. (Courtesy photo)

He died in a Korean War prison camp. Now Emil Kapaun could become the US military’s first saint.

Kapaun’s capture and death at the hands of Chinese forces during the Korean War earned him the Medal of Honor and a lasting reputation among generations of soldiers and chaplains.

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Berlin, Germany - june 04, 2017: People on Karneval der Kulturen ( Carnival of Cultures) in Berlin, Germany.

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