PRIEST HEROES:
 
Chaplain Emeritus Len
Stegman
Our Priest Hero - Chaplain
Emeritus Len Stegman
"Here I am O Lord, I want to
do Your Will. What would You
have me do today?"
This has been the personal
motto of Fr. Len Stegman
since his ordination on June
23, 1943. Father Len
entered the U. S. Army
Chaplain Corps in 1948;
serving in Europe, Japan,
Korea, Vietnam, and at the
Pentagon.
He received a Purple Heart,
two Silver Stars, three
Legion of Merit, a Bronze
Service Medal, a Meritorious
Service Medal, and various
other awards during his
military service. He retired
in 1977 as a full Colonel.
One of his stories of
serving in Korea is a
featured article in the book
"Blessings from the
Battlefield" (edited by
Thomas R.
O'Brien, published by Our
Sunday Visitor Publishing).
Today at 90, Fr. Stegman
celebrates the Mass at
Randolph AFB, Lackland AFB
and serves as Chaplain
Emeritus - Military Order of
the Purple Heart and
Chaplain Emeritus - Korean
War Veterans Association. He
also serves Mass at the
Incarnate Word Village where
he now resides.
Korean War Veterans
Association National
President, Louis T. Dechert
recognized this Priest Hero
with a Proclamation
declaring June 3, 2007 as
"The Korean War Veterans
Association's Father Leonard
F. Stegman Day." He will
also be recognized at their
National Convention (3 days
before Priesthood Sunday),
with a small multi-media
presentation focused on his
response to the Call to the
Priesthood and service to
soldiers.
--A. J. Herran for KWVA
National President Louis T.
Dechert
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