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Kansas priest considered for sainthood is buried in Wichita

By The Wichita Eagle via AP

Sept. 29, 2021

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A Fort Riley honor guard carries the remains of Father Emil to an altar during Kapaun's funeral Mass on Wednesday in Wichita, Kan. Kapaun died in a North Korean POW camp in May of 1951. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 2013 for his bravery in the Korean War. Kapaun's remains were identified earlier this year and returned home to Kansas recently from Hawaii.
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Bishop Carl Kemme of the Wichita Diocese sprinkles holy water on the casket of Father Emil Kapaun during Kapaun's funeral mass on Wednesday in Wichita, Kan.
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A Fort Riley honor guard places the remains of Father Emil before an altar during Kapaun's funeral Mass on Wednesday.
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A Fort Riley honor guard carries the remains of Father Emil to an altar during Kapaun's funeral Mass on Wednesday in Wichita, Kan.
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The remains of Army Chaplain Emil Kapaun are brought out from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency headquarters at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by an honor guard on Sept. 21,.
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A Fort Riley honor guard places the remains of Father Emil before an altar during Kapaun's funeral Mass on Wednesday in Wichita, Kan.

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