No Bullet Got Me Yet, John Stansifer
No Bullet Got Me Yet, John Stansifer
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No Bullet Got Me Yet

Author: John Stansifer

Narrator: Rick Adamson

Unabridged: 10 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/12/2024

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

The incredible story of the most decorated chaplain in US military history and his path to sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church.

Father Emil Kapaun, a humble priest, went far beyond the call of duty during World War II and the Korean War. Often found with the combat medics on the front lines, unarmed, ministering to the wounded, and known for his intense devotion to the soldiers whom he called “my boys,” Kapaun became the most decorated chaplain in US military history, awarded a Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross and the Legion of Merit.

But Father Kapaun’s leadership, bravery and selflessness don't end there. When the story of human history is over, evil, death, darkness—they don’t get the final word. It was Father Kapaun’s love for God that gave him the courage to lay down his life for his friends and for his country.

Writer John Stansifer has spent years interviewing veterans and ex-POWs. Coupled with other interviews or self-published war experiences, as well as material from the National Archives and rare access to thousands of unseen documents, No Bullet Got Me Yet unveils the compelling history of the life of Father Kapaun as related by his friends, family and fellow soldiers, as well as in his own words from the numerous letters he wrote from the 1930s all the way to the battlefields of the Korean War.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

About John Stansifer

John Stansifer is a writer of over twenty screenplays, specializing in biopics and historical true stories. He spent 6 years in the Kansas Army National Guard as a mortar gunner and served alongside Vietnam War veterans, whose stories further developed his interest in military history. He lives in Florida.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brendan on January 06, 2024

It doesn't pay to be a saint. Well, not in this life at least. The life of Father Emil Kapuan, Medal of Honor awardee, Roman Catholic priest, and maybe one day saint, is told by John Stansifer in his book, No Bullet Got Me Yet. There are a few things which are beyond debate even for the most cynical.......more

Goodreads review by Kenneth on July 17, 2024

Poorly written but rich in content. My favorite part: Archbishop Cushing instructed the Catholic priests headed to the Korean War: “Mass must be said within the sound of the cannon. From now on, our priests will have less freedom and more work and can no longer afford to be spiritual millionaires whi......more

Goodreads review by Bre on March 16, 2025

Father Emil Kapaun first came to my attention from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s podcast episodes on the identification and repatriation of his remains in 2020… I sought this book out immediately. Stansifer crafts a stirring biography of an incredible man that also offers so much in the wa......more

Goodreads review by Abby on May 20, 2024

I picked this book up primarily out of interest for a modern person from the same general part of the world and background as I am being considered for sainthood, and in that there is no doubt after reading this, that he will be named so one day. The acts of Father Kapaun were incredible in the face......more

Goodreads review by Irl on June 19, 2024

'The greatest example of manhood' - here is the incredible story of Fr. Kapaun, a man whose life and actions inspire on a deeply human level. This book chronicles the extraordinary life of this US Army chaplain whose unwavering faith and selflessness nursed men back to health despite the dire condit......more