Description: Product Description : A Shepherd in Combat Boots: Chaplain Emil Kapaun of the 1st Cavalry Division Early in the Korean War Chinese forces surrounded troops of the 1st Cavalry Division Try to escape the American soldiers warned catholic Chaplain Emil Kapaun However he refused to leave his wounded comrades and became a POW His decision marked a turning point in the inspiring life of this young priestKapauns faith and courage on the battlefield and in prison set an example for hundreds of young American captives When they were starving he stole food for them If the men needed encouragement he defied prison rules and prayed with them When the communist guards mocked his faith in God the chaplain publicly defended his heliefsWhen Kapaun became sick the communists denied him medicine and watched him die in their vermininfested hospital However they could not extinguish the memories of how he served other prisoners The Army awarded the chaplain the Distinguished Service Cross and the Vatican named him Servant of God This book is a welldocumented biography of an extraordinary person( it is an used product )
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Brand: Burd Street Press
UPC: 9781572493056
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Country of Origin: USA United States
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Dimensions LxWxH - Cms: 5.75X0.5X8.75
ISBN-10: 1572493054
ISBN-13: 9781572493056
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No. of Pages: 199
Item Height: 8.75
Item Weight: 0.65
Type: Books
Publisher: White Mane Publishing Company, Incorporated
Topic: Clergy, Military
Publication Year: 2002
Book Title: Shepherd in Combat Boots : Chaplain Emil Kapaun of the 1st Cavalry Division
Number of Pages: 199 Pages
Language: English
Genre: Religion, Biography & Autobiography
Item Length: 9 in
Author: William L. Maher
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
