The heroism of combat chaplains is the focus of a new documentary that spotlights men and women who step into combat unarmed, driven by a “higher calling” to serve, says the film’s director.
Fighting Spirit (PG-13), in theaters on Veterans Day, follows the journey of combat chaplains from the past and present, including one — Army combat chaplain Emil Kapaun — who died in a prison during the Korean War and whose remains were identified in 2021 and laid to rest in Kansas.
Actor Chris Pratt is an executive producer.
Director Chris Hull told Crosswalk Headlines he knew little about combat chaplains when he began the project but became captivated by their selflessness and courage.
“The more I learned, the more I was just intrigued by the whole thing,” Hull told Crosswalk Headlines. “And I really would scratch my head and say, ‘Who are these people that go to battle wearing a uniform but not carrying a weapon?’ Why would you do that? Obviously, it’s not a job that people do for the paycheck. It’s kind of a bigger calling.”
More than 400 U.S. military chaplains have given their lives for this unique calling, including Kapaun, a Catholic chaplain whose story…
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