Untold Stories: Fr. Capodanno, the 'Grunt Padre' and Marine Hero
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“On Sept. 4th, 1967, Father Vincent Capodanno, a Navy Lt. and chaplain, was dying. After an extension request to the jungles of Vietnam, the [C]atholic priest, attached to the 5th Marine Regiment’s 3rd Battalion, was caught in a firefight. . .he was gunned down while shielding the medic from assault.”
Untold Stories: Fr. Capodanno, the 'Grunt Padre' and Marine Hero
Untold Stories: Fr. Capodanno, the 'Grunt…
Untold Stories: Fr. Capodanno, the 'Grunt Padre' and Marine Hero
“On Sept. 4th, 1967, Father Vincent Capodanno, a Navy Lt. and chaplain, was dying. After an extension request to the jungles of Vietnam, the [C]atholic priest, attached to the 5th Marine Regiment’s 3rd Battalion, was caught in a firefight. . .he was gunned down while shielding the medic from assault.”