Are the remains of a potential Korean War Saint in Hawaii?



Evergreen Are the remains of a potential Korean War Saint in Hawaii? Emil Kapaun died in a N. Korean prison camp but his body may have been repatriated before 2005 Dennis P. Halpin December 26, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Father Emil Kapaun, right, helps carry a soldier off a battlefield during the Korean War. (From Wikimedia Commons) Some surprising news has come to light about the man who could become the first Roman Catholic Saint to emerge from the Korea War. The remains of Father Emil Kapaun, a U.S. Army Chaplain who died in North Korean captivity, were thought to be in an unmarked grave on the Yalu River near Prison Camp 5 but may actually be in Hawaii. Father Kapaun’s remains may have been among the sets of remains repatriated by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command – now the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) – before the suspension of its repatriation program in 2005, according to a © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

Evergreen

Are the remains of a potential Korean War Saint in Hawaii?

Emil Kapaun died in a N. Korean prison camp but his body may have been repatriated before 2005

Dennis P. Halpin December 26, 2017

Are the remains of a potential Korean War Saint in Hawaii?

Father Emil Kapaun, right, helps carry a soldier off a battlefield during the Korean War. (From Wikimedia Commons)

Some surprising news has come to light about the man who could become the first Roman Catholic Saint to emerge from the Korea War.

The remains of Father Emil Kapaun, a U.S. Army Chaplain who died in North Korean captivity, were thought to be in an unmarked grave on the Yalu River near Prison Camp 5 but may actually be in Hawaii.

Father Kapaun’s remains may have been among the sets of remains repatriated by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command – now the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) – before the suspension of its repatriation program in 2005, according to a

Are the remains of a potential Korean War Saint in Hawaii?

Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most –

as selected by

One more step!

Error!

Trending

Recent Stories

About the Author

Dennis P. Halpin

Start your day with
the North Korea stories that matter most –