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Vincent R. Capodanno. Vincent Robert Capodanno Jr., M.M. (February 13, 1929 – September 4, 1967) was a Catholic priest and Maryknoll Missioner killed in action while serving as a Navy chaplain with a Marine Corps infantry unit during the Vietnam War. He was a posthumous recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor ...
The Capodanno Memorial was named after Father Vincent R. Capodanno, a local resident who was a chaplain in the United States Navy and was killed in 1967 during the Vietnam War. A granite monument on the boardwalk was dedicated to him in 1976, [15] and Seaside Boulevard was renamed after Capodanno the same year. [16]
A memorial to Father Vincent R. Capodanno, a Navy chaplain from Staten Island who was killed serving with the 1st Battalion 5th Marines in Vietnam and received a posthumous Medal of Honor, is at the fort near the Father Capodanno Chapel. The National Park Service currently maintains a visitors' center on site and offers ranger-led tours of the ...
Reverent Robert R. Brett – Served with the Navy in South Vietnam, killed during Tet offensive after declining his seat on a departing helicopter [62] [63] Reverend Vincent R. Capodanno – Served with the Navy, killed in action in South Vietnam while tending to wounded and dying. Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously.
USS Capodanno was given to Turkey by the United States Navy as part of the restitution for the accident on TCG Muavenet (DM 357) in 1992. Decommissioned on 30 July 1993, Capodanno was subsequently leased to Turkey where she was recommissioned as TCG Muavenet (F-250). Stricken from the Navy list on 11 January 1995, Capodanno was finally sold to ...
Miller Field. Father Capodanno Boulevard, formerly Seaside Boulevard, is the primary north-south artery that runs through the Arrochar, South Beach, Ocean Breeze, Midland Beach, and New Dorp Beach neighborhoods of the New York City borough of Staten Island. The boulevard runs parallel to the South Beach Boardwalk and its public park.
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On Nov. 25, 2017, Fr. Dimitrie Vincent was playing in a morning hockey game when he was hit with a body check that would change his life forever. On Nov. 25, 2017, Fr. Dimitrie Vincent was playing ...