Father Kapaun to get Medal of Honor in April

As a resident of Kansas for almost 12 years, this is long overdue.
The piece at The Eagle has links to several galleries about Father Emil Kapaun.
http://www.kansas.com/2013/03/11/2711367/white-house-kapaun-to-get-medal.html

The most iconic photo of Father Kapaun. It was taken Oct. 7, 1950, less than a month before he was taken prisoner. In the photo, Kapaun celebrates Mass using the hood of his jeep as an altar. Kneeling is Kapaun's assistant, Patrick J. Schuler, who was with him the night he was captured. Courtesy of Raymond Skeehan Col. R. A. Skeehan

Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2013/03/11/2711367/white-house-kapaun-to-get-medal.html#storylink=cpy

"It took tough Army veterans like Mike Dowe, Ralph Nardella and Bill McClain 60 years to persuade the military to give Emil Kapaun the Medal of Honor.
It took so long that many of Kapaun’s fellow prisoners of war, including Nardella and McClain, died during the process. But their efforts were rewarded Monday."