US President Barack Obama holds Father Emil Kapaun's Easter stole while meeting with the Kapaun family in the Oval Office of the White House April 11, 2013 in Washington, DC. The President and First Lady Michelle Obama met with members of the family before awarding him the Medal of Honor posthumously during a ceremony in the East Room. Father Kapaun was honored for his heroism during combat at Unsan, Korea and later died as a POW.
US President Barack Obama holds Father Emil Kapaun's Easter stole while meeting with the Kapaun family in the Oval Office of the White House April 11, 2013 in Washington, DC. The President and First Lady Michelle Obama met with members of the family before awarding him the Medal of Honor posthumously during a ceremony in the East Room. Father Kapaun was honored for his heroism during combat at Unsan, Korea and later died as a POW.
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