The stories he loves to tell the most are about the priest he credits with keeping him (Dowe) and many hundreds of others alive during their unimaginable years of trial and deprivation at the hands of the communists. And that is Father Emil Kapaun (pronounced “kaPAUN” if you knew him, “KAYpin” if you live in … Continue reading #238: Ex-POW Remembers Father Emil Kapaun—Col. Mike Dowe