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  1. Luis A N Hilerio-Padilla : Sergeant from New York, Vietnam War

    We have Yonkers listed as his city. During his service in the Vietnam War, Army Sergeant Hilerio-Padilla experienced a traumatic event which ultimately resulted in loss of life on 13 November …

  2. The Priest and the Dying Soldier: The Story of an Iconic Photo …

    Sep 24, 2025 · Navy chaplain Luis Padilla gives last rites to a soldier wounded by sniper fire during a revolt in Venezuela. The original title: Aid from the Padre. Taken on 1962.

  3. THE WALL OF FACES - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

    Dec 22, 2018 · I'm proud of our Vietnam Veterans Sergeant Luis Angel N. Helerio-Padilla, Served with Company K, 75th Infantry Regiment (Rangers), 4th Infantry Division, United States Army …

  4. Heroic Catholic Priests - Aleteia

    Nov 9, 2017 · Navy chaplain Luis Padillo was giving last rites to dying soldiers as sniper fire surrounded him. A wounded soldier pulled himself up by clinging to the priest’s cassock, as …

  5. 7 historic photos with Catholic back stories

    Sep 3, 2015 · This dramatic photo depicts Navy chaplain Luis Padillo holding up a wounded soldier during a brief Venezuelan rebellion known as El Porteñazo. Other images from the …

  6. THE STORY BEHIND THE PICTURE: THE... - Roaming Catholics

    It was taken by Héctor Rondón Lovera at in Venezeula of a dying soldier clinging to chaplain Luis Padillo. Braving the streets amid sniper fire, to offer last rites to the dying, the priest …

  7. Valiant - Catholic365.com

    Nov 22, 2015 · VALIANT: Act Justly. Love Mercy. Walk humbly. Be what you were created for. -Based on Micah 6:8 Navy chaplain Luis Padillo gives last rites to a soldier wounded by sniper …

  8. priest & dying soldier - ROBERT E DUNN

    Jun 19, 2024 · Navy chaplain Father Luis Padilla gives last rites to a soldier wounded by sniper fire during a revolt in Venezuela in 1962. Braving the streets amid sniper fire to offer last rites …

  9. 10 Incredible Photographs That Won The Pulitzer Prize

    Apr 10, 2015 · The priest in the picture is a Venezuelan naval chaplain named Luis Padillo. Padillo carried out the action in full view of the opposing side. It was very unlikely that they …

  10. Aid From The Padre - The Famous Pictures Collection

    May 5, 2013 · Rondon shot the government soldier crawling his way up Navy chaplain Luis Padillo’s robe as Padillo looks in the direction of the rebel sniper fire. Government forces …