Pbs news hour | korean war army chaplain awarded medal of honor | season 2013

Pbs news hour | korean war army chaplain awarded medal of honor | season 2013

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Clip: 4/11/2013 | 4m 6s 'Shepherd in Combat Boots': Korean War Army Chaplain Awarded Medal of Honor Army chaplain and Catholic priest Father Emil Kapaun received the


military's highest honor, the Medal of Honor, 60 years after he died as a prisoner during the Korean War. Kapaun took care of wounded soldiers even though it compromised his own safety.


Jeffrey Brown has more on Kapaun and an excerpt from the White House ceremony. Aired 04/11/2013 | Rating NR Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback