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| Father Capodanno Chapter 1101
Staten Island, NY |
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| Knights of Columbus Councils and Assemblies named after Fr. Vincent Capodanno include:
Father Vincent R. Capodanno Council 13024
Luke Air Force Base, Arizona
Father Vincent R. Capodanno Council 11595
Camp Pendleton, California
Father Capodanno Council 6522
Forked River, New Jersey
Father Vincent Capodanno Council 11958
Quantico Marine Corps Base, Virginia
Fr. Vincent R. Capodanno Assembly 755
Batavia, NY
Chaplain Vincent R. Capodanno Assembly 3162
Ijamsville, Maryland
Fr Vincent Capodanno Assembly 3019
N Ridgeville, OH
Father Capodanno Assembly 2413
Georgetown, Delaware
Father Vincent R. Capodanno Assembly 2617
Foxfield, Colorado
Father Vincent Capodanno Assembly U.S. Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport, Mississippi
Fr. Vincent R. Capodanno Assembly 3167
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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to include your KofC Council or Assembly. |
 Millington, Tennessee I work next door to the Capodanno Building here in Millington and didn't know that it was named after a Navy Chaplain! Thanks for that info. I will pray for his cause, for sure. ---LCDR Bob Skinner, USN, Ret |
 Army Chapel School, Statue
Mr. Gino Terranova, then the Commandant of Staten Island Detachment #1 of Marine Corps League, commissioned a 5 ton, 8' high bronze statue from Carrera, Italy depicting Fr. Capodanno administering to a wounded Marine. It was designed by a friend of Mr. Terranova and casted by Mr. Antonio Pierotti, Pierotti Marble, Carrera, Italy. Mr. Terranova sought the help of the USN in transporting the statue to the United States.
On September 17, 1977 the day began with 10am Mass with 15 priests concelebrating. It was followed by a formal statue dedication ceremony conducted by then Bishop James Killeen, who was himself a Navy Chaplain for 20 yrs, and was of the Military Ordinate at the time. General Samuel Jaskilko, who was the Assistant Commandant of Marine Corps, gave the keynote address and the unveiling was performed by Bishop Killeen and the Capodanno family. The Marine Corps Band from Quantico, VA were present and played Taps. There was an Honor Guard salute and a wreath was laid by the Bishop and Gen. Jaskilko.
The grounds that the statue is on used to be the Ft. Wadsworth Army Chapel School where all Military Chaplains were trained. This is also the site of one of the Fr. Capodanno Chapels. |
 (Knox Class) Commissioned September 17, 1973 Decommissioned July 30, 1993. Blessed by Pope John Paul II in Naples, Italy, July 4, 1981. First ship in U.S. Fleet to receive a Papal Blessing Credit: Navy Times, "Ship in the Spotlight" |
| From the office of Congressman Vito J. Fossello (US House of Representatives, 13th District- Staten Island and Brooklyn) arise efforts to name a US Navy vessel the USS Capodanno. To his Congressional collegues he wrote:
Please join me in supporting the request to name a United States Navy vessel after Father Vincent Capodanno, one of the most highly regarded chaplains ever to serve in the United States Armed Forces.
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 Our Knights of Columbus District Deputy told us about your website. I'm glad I found it. I'm passing it along to my son, who is in Navy EM ‘A’ School in Charleston, SC, and to my other Catholic friends who are in the Armed Forces. - LCDR Bob Skinner, USN, Ret |
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