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Sunflower Journeys: Father Kapaun

Biography of Father Emil Kapaun, chaplain who died in POW camp during the Korean War.

04/09/2013 | Rating NR

KTWU Sunflower Journeys

Sunflower Journeys: Father Kapaun

Clip | 7m 44s

Biography of Father Emil Kapaun, chaplain who died in POW camp during the Korean War.

The heroic story of Father Emil Kapaun, a Catholic priest from Pilsen, Kansas, who was captured during the Korean War and later died in a POW camp.

04/09/2013 | Rating NR

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KTWU Sunflower Journeys is a local public television program presented by KTWU

Humanities Kansas, Porter Cattle Co., Eaglecrest Retirement Community, TravelKS.com, Crooked Post Winery, in Ozawkie, Kansas, Blanche Bryden Foundation, & The Friends of KTWU

Two segments featuring Mil Penner

Clip | 15m 27s | Two segments that feature Mil Penner from the Sunflower Journeys archive (15m 27s)

Short Takes - "Plains People: Tina Criqui"

Clip | 7m 22s | Tina Criqui operates a snowplow in this 2006 segment of Sunflower Journeys. (7m 22s)

Short Takes - "Straw Bale Homes"

Clip | 8m 38s | Short Takes - Sunflower Journeys Segment Collection: Straw Bale Homes built in Kansas (8m 38s)

Short Takes - "Plains People: Jim Lehrer"

Clip | 8m 30s | Jim Lehrer of the PBS NewsHour spends time in Kansas and Missouri. (8m 30s)

Sunflower Journeys: Father Kapaun

Clip | 7m 44s | Biography of Father Emil Kapaun, chaplain who died in POW camp during the Korean War. (7m 44s)

Sunflower Journeys - C.L. Brown- Kansans You Should Know

Clip | 7m 37s | C. L. Brown starts company that grows in to Sprint (7m 37s)

Sunflower Journeys - National Teachers Hall of Fame

Clip | 7m 36s | National Teachers Hall of Fame, Emporia, Kansas (7m 36s)

Sunflower Journeys - Prairie Moon Waldorf School

Clip | 7m 54s | Praire Moon Waldorf School, Lawrence, KS (7m 54s)

Sunflower Journeys - Kansas Turnpike

Clip | 8m 10s | History of the Kansas Turnpike and early roads in the Sunflower State. (8m 10s)

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KTWU Sunflower Journeys is a local public television program presented by KTWU

Humanities Kansas, Porter Cattle Co., Eaglecrest Retirement Community, TravelKS.com, Crooked Post Winery, in Ozawkie, Kansas, Blanche Bryden Foundation, & The Friends of KTWU

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