Medal of Honor awarded posthumously to Army chaplain (6 images)

US President Barack Obama (R) applauds as Ray Kapaun, nephew of Father Emil Kapaun, accepts the Medal of Honor on his behalf posthumously during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, April 11, 2013 in Washington, DC. Father Kapaun, as a US Army chaplain, administered to American POWs during the Korean War and died in captivity. UPI/Mike Theiler

US President Barack Obama (R) embraces Ray Kapaun, nephew of Father Emil Kapaun, as he accepts the Medal of Honor on his behalf posthumously during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, April 11, 2013 in Washington, DC. Father Kapaun, as a US Army chaplain, administered to American POWs during the Korean War and died in captivity. UPI/Mike Theiler

US President Barack Obama (C) and Ray Kapaun, (L), nephew of Father Emil Kapaun, listen to the reading of the citation prior to the awarding of the Medal of Honor on his behalf posthumously during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, April 11, 2013 in Washington, DC. Father Kapaun, as a US Army chaplain, administered to American POWs during the Korean War and died in captivity. UPI/Mike Theiler

US President Barack Obama (R) embraces Ray Kapaun, nephew of Father Emil Kapaun, as he accepts the Medal of Honor on his behalf posthumously during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, April 11, 2013 in Washington, DC. Father Kapaun, as a US Army chaplain, administered to American POWs during the Korean War and died in captivity. UPI/Mike Theiler