You don’t have to be Catholic to appreciate Father Emil Kapaun and his legacy. Kapaun was a Catholic priest and U.S. Army chaplain from Kansas who died in the Korean War. Born in Pilsen in 1916 ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Governor Laura Kelly signed a bill on Friday directing the Capitol Preservation Committee to create a memorial honoring Chaplain (Captain) Emil Joesph Kapaun, a Korean War ...

The remains of Korean War hero Emil Kapaun were thought to be lost forever after he died in a North Korean POW camp in 1951 But a remarkable discovery was made in 2021 that meant the Medal of ...