A monument to Navy Lt. Vincent Capodanno, the ?Grunt Padre,? was decorated with wreaths in Fort Wadsworth here last week on the 40th anniversary of his heroism and sacrifice in Vietnam. Capodanno was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions as chaplain of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and is memorialized each year by Marines, sailors, chaplains, veterans and many others at the chapel bearing his name. - A monument to Navy Lt. Vincent Capodanno, the ?Grunt Padre,? was decorated with wreaths in Fort Wadsworth here last week on the 40th anniversary of his heroism and sacrifice in Vietnam. Capodanno was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions as chaplain of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and is memorialized each year by Marines, sailors, chaplains, veterans and many others at the chapel bearing his name.