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00:00For over 200 years, combat chaplains have provided the bedrock of care for every branch
00:11of the military.
00:13Our chaplains are non-combatants.
00:15They go into a battle space without a weapon.
00:19You have to be fearless to do that.
00:22That's me, comforting the injured soldier when I was a chaplain.
00:27But after I left the military, I struggled to make sense of my experiences when I got
00:31home.
00:32Justin was definitely a different person when he got back.
00:35And then, something completely unexpected happened.
00:40Long lost army chaplain has finally been identified 70 years after his death.
00:46Chaplain Emil Capon was one of the most famous, most heroic combat chaplains in history.
00:51As I had been there for so many others on the battlefield, I knew that I should be there
00:56when Chaplain Capon was laid to rest.
00:58And maybe, it would help me sort through why I was feeling so lost.
01:05As I set off, I felt I was being led by the inspiring stories of combat chaplains of all
01:10faiths who came before me.
01:12Chaplain Litkeep carried over 20 men for evacuation.
01:15The four chaplains from the Dorchester, that is one of the greatest examples of chaplaincy.
01:21I came to this moment where I realized, it's time for you to stop preparing warriors to
01:26meet the enemy, and start preparing them to meet eternity.
01:32Being a chaplain is a quiet profession of service, and chaplains rarely make headlines.
01:37So I was shocked when I realized that people from all over the United States came together
01:42in the spirit of Emil Capon to honor him, and to honor the service of every one of us
01:48who has ever accepted this calling.
01:51This is the valor we honor today, an American soldier who wielded love for his brothers
01:55so pure that he was willing to die so that they might live.
02:00If you look at any war, at any given time, a chaplain was there, equipped with a fighting
02:06spirit that provides a refuge in the fight.