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The field afar : The life of Fr. Vincent Capodanno.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 12632237Publication details: [United States] : Castletown Media, 2019.Edition: Widescreen edDescription: 1 videodisc (ca. 52 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inOther title:
  • Life of Father Vincent Capodanno
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Director, Jake Ehrlich, Tim Moriarty.
Summary: Fr. Capodanno, a native of Staten Island, New York, was a Catholic priest, who received the posthumous Medal of Honor for his valor as a chaplain to the Marine Corps during the Vietnam war. Among his men, he earned the nickname, the Grunt Padre, because of his ministry to the grunts. Veterans recall how Fr. Capodanno was a constant companion to the Marines, living, eating and sleeping in the same rough conditions as the men he served.
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Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD 959.7043 F453 Available 33111009963592
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Fr. Capodanno, a native of Staten Island, New York, was a Catholic priest, who received the posthumous Medal of Honor for his valor as a chaplain to the Marine Corps during the Vietnam war. Among his men, he earned the nickname, the Grunt Padre, because of his ministry to the grunts. Veterans recall how Fr. Capodanno was a constant companion to the Marines, living, eating and sleeping in the same rough conditions as the men he served.

Director, Jake Ehrlich, Tim Moriarty.

Fr. Capodanno, a native of Staten Island, New York, was a Catholic priest, who received the posthumous Medal of Honor for his valor as a chaplain to the Marine Corps during the Vietnam war. Among his men, he earned the nickname, the Grunt Padre, because of his ministry to the grunts. Veterans recall how Fr. Capodanno was a constant companion to the Marines, living, eating and sleeping in the same rough conditions as the men he served.

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