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Wednesday marked 57 years since Father Vincent Capodanno died in action while ministering to wounded Marines on the battlefield during the Vietnam War. Born on Feb. 13, 1929, and ordained a priest on June 14, 1958, the Elm Park native participated in seven combat operations before dying at the age of 38 on Sept. 4, 1967. Also known as “the grunt pa...

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The 57th annual Memorial Mass/Ceremony for Servant of God/Medal of Honor recipient Navy Chaplain Father Vincent R. Capodanno will be offered Sunday, Sept. 1 at 10 a.m. at the Father Capodanno Memorial Chapel at Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, NY.  The Mass will be offered by Bishop Peter Byrne, episcopal vicar of Staten Island and pastor of Blessed...

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Longtime Staten Island entertainer Al Lambert, with the Janice Friedman Quartet, will perform at the Flagship Brewery in Tompkinsville (Staten Island, NY) on Monday evening June 24. Proceeds, in part, will benefit the Father Capodanno Catholic Academy to provide scholarships for a new student or to keep a present student in the school.  Janice Frie...

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To commemorate the 56th anniversary of the death of Rev. Vincent R. Capodanno, Bishop Patrick Byrne, Episcopal vicar of Staten Island and pastor of Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church, will be the main celebrant at a memorial Mass in the late priest’s honor in the chapel at Fort Wadsworth that bears Father Capodanno’s name.  The Mass for Servant of God/M...

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A Petition to the U.S. Postmaster General to issue a Commemorative Stamp to honor Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Fr. Vincent Capodanno. Click here and sign the online petition! Lieutenant Father Vincent Capodanno was born on February 13, 1929, in Staten Island, New York. Vincent was the youngest of 10 children. His father was an immigrant from Gaeta,...

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