The Grunt Padre: Father Vincent Robert Capodanno, Vietnam, 1966-1967

"The Legacy of Vincent Robert Capodanno lives on in the undying respect and tender compassion he freely gave to each and every soldier with whom he came in contact. His story is the story of the true humanity of the Vietnan soldier's experience." - Frederic Smith, CEO, Federal Express. "I am delighted to find the story of Fr. Vincent R. Capodanno's service and sacrifice so admirably recounted in The Grunt Padre by Fr. Daniel L. Mode. I myself served as a priest and Naval/Marine Corps chaplain in Vietnam. I am both gratified and moved to find that another priest and Naval/Marine Corps chaplain, Fr. Mode, has written so eloquently of yet another priest and Naval/Marine Corps Chaplain - Fr. Capodanno, who died in battle for God and country. For over thirty years, it has been my privilege to know the story of Fr. Capodanno's holiness and heroism. I am thankful that so many others will also come to know that story through Fr. Mode's The Grunt Padre." John Cardinal O'Connor, Archbishop of New York.