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Staten Island, N.Y. (May 27, 2006) - Chief of Navy Chaplains and Staten Island native Rear Adm. Louis V. Iasiello, center, takes a moment to pray at a memorial ceremony for Lt. Father Vincent Capodanno in Staten Island, N.Y. A native of Staten Island, Capodanno died in 1967 while serving as a Navy Chaplain in Vietnam. Known as the "Grunt Padre," Capodanno was recently declared a "Servant of God," the first step to becoming a Catholic Saint. Rear Adm. Iasiello attended the service as part of memorial events supported by New York Fleet Week 2006. Fleet Week has been sponsored by New York City since 1984 in celebration of the United States sea service.