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    Beacon of Hope: US Soldier deploys, returns home. . .71 years later [Image 4 of 7]

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    Beacon of Hope: US Soldier deploys, returns home. . .71 years later

    WICHITA, KANSAS, UNITED STATES

    09.29.2021

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Carolyn Hart 

    3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division

    Maj. Michael Scott Finch, operations officer for 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division served as the pallbearer officer in charge. Finch hands the folded flag taken off of Chaplain (Capt.) Emil J. Kapaun's coffin, to Col. Nicholas Sinclair, commander of 3-8 Cav. Kapaun served with 3-8 Cav, during the Korean War and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions. Kapaun arrived home after the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified Chaplain Kapaun’s previously unaccounted for remains on March 2, 2021.

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    Date Taken: 09.29.2021
    Date Posted: 10.01.2021 20:17
    Photo ID: 6869497
    VIRIN: 210929-A-LV957-005
    Resolution: 6720x4480
    Size: 5.7 MB
    Location: WICHITA, KANSAS, US
    Hometown: PILSEN, KANSAS, US

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