THE WALL OF FACES

Thank for your service and the love and care you gave to your men! May you always be remembered as a man of God who gave his life trying to save another. You are indeed a Saint!

Without people like you our great nation wouldn't exist. Rest in peace
Fr. Vincent R. Capodanno, you shall never be forgotten.

I met Father Capadonno while on a combat operation in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam at the start of my tour in Vietnam. We only spoke to each other for a few minutes. I was still a PFC and thinking I had made an incredible mistake by volunteering for duty in Vietnam. Those few moments talking with him really changed my life and in my mind I realized why I was there. I was there to help "Grunts" make it home. When my tour (time) in Vietnam was up, I volunteered to extend my tour of duty there. Something strange happened to after that meeting, when in combat, I felt like someone was present; someone protecting me and I have been that way ever since. I want to believe that the presence I have felt all these years is Father Capadonno. I am not a Catholic, my parents raised me in the Baptist faith. Many Chaplains in the military receive training in several faiths. I was very happy to learn that Father Capadonno has been declared a Servant of God several years ago and hopefully, they will recognize him as a Saint before my time on earth is up. Before that, I would like to see Father Capadonno be recognized as the Patron Saint of Sailors and Marines.;

I remember Father Capodanno fondly, although I never met him. I had the privilege to serve 3 Marine Corps units as a Navy Chaplain from 1979 to 1985. Chaplain Capodanno gave his life on my 15th birthday - 4 September 1967. My service was a wonderful ministry, but so inadequate when thinking of Father Vincent. Semper FI!

Thank you God for Fr. Capodanno. Thank you Fr. Capodanno for your prayers for our nephews and young adults. Please guide them back to the Catholic Church and may they love God with all their heart and soul. May they find vocations and marriages that will be pleasing to God. Please pray for us all and may you Rest in Peace with God. Thank you.