4, 1967, a 38-year-old Capodanno was with his Marines in South Vietnam’s Quang Tin province when his unit learned that another platoon was in danger of being overrun by enemy forces. Four months into that extension, he earned the Medal of Honor. He spent hours reassuring the weary, consoling the grieving and listening to confessions.Ĭapodanno requested a six-month extension after his tour was up.
In the community where they were stationed, he organized outreach programs, started libraries and gathered and distributed gifts for the local people. Capodanno earned the nickname “Grunt Padre” for living, eating and sleeping in the same conditions as the Marines with whom he served. Chaplains are noncombatants, meaning they don’t actively participate in hostilities, but his actions while deployed were well-respected.
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