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HONORED ON PANEL 25E, LINE 95 OF THE WALL

VINCENT ROBERT CAPODANNO

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VINCENT R CAPODANNO

PANEL / LINE

25E/95

DATE OF BIRTH

02/13/1929

CASUALTY PROVINCE

QUANG TIN

DATE OF CASUALTY

09/04/1967

HOME OF RECORD

HONOLULU

COUNTY OF RECORD

Honolulu City and County

STATE

HI

BRANCH OF SERVICE

NAVY

RANK

LT

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letter, handwritten tag, U.S. Navy service identification board, U.S. Navy rank insignia shoulder insignia, U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps (Christian) branch assemblage, framed
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POSTED ON 8.2.2025
POSTED BY: Dominic P Oto

An Extraordinary Chaplain

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Father Vincent Robert Capodanno, often known as the "Grunt Padre," was a Maryknoll missionary and U.S. Navy chaplain whose extraordinary courage during the Vietnam War earned him the Medal of Honor.
Born in 1929 on Staten Island as the youngest of nine children from an Italian immigrant family, he was ordained in 1957 and served in Taiwan and Hong Kong before volunteering for service with U.S. Marines in Vietnam in 1966.
Father Capodanno was a selfless spiritual warrior—noncombatant, unarmed, yet fiercely committed to his men in their darkest hour. His legacy lives on in memorial chapels, films, books, and the hearts of Marines who still call him a saint among them.
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POSTED ON 4.3.2024

“Chaplain From S.I. Killed Praying on Battlefield” (article)

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Taken from The New York Times (New York, NY), September 9, 1967.
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POSTED ON 2.13.2024
POSTED BY: Dennis Edward Wriston

I'm Proud of Our Vietnam Veterans

Lieutenant Vincent Robert Capodanno, Served with the Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Third Marine Amphibious Force. He was administering last rights and medical aid to Marines from the 2nd Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, when he was killed in action.
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POSTED ON 2.13.2024
POSTED BY: ANON

Greater Love Hath No Man...

than that man lay down his life for a friend."

Words cannot do you justice.
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POSTED ON 12.21.2023
POSTED BY: Phillip Grant

Padre Grunt

Thank you for entering my life you will never be forgotten
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