, ▁St . ▁Cloud , ▁Minnesota ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁T au ▁K appa ▁E psilon ▁frat ern ity . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁frat ern ity ▁staff , ▁visit ing ▁chap ters ▁in ▁the ▁mid western ▁and ▁n ort he astern ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Sem inary ▁and ▁priest hood ▁He ▁attended ▁Saint ▁Paul ▁Sem inary ▁School ▁of ▁Div inity , ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁St . ▁Thomas , ▁St . ▁Paul , ▁Minnesota . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁priest , ▁for ▁the ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Saint ▁Paul ▁and ▁Min ne apolis . ▁ ▁V ak oc ' s ▁first ▁assignment ▁was ▁as ▁associate ▁past or ▁at ▁St . ▁Charles ▁Bor rome o ▁Church , ▁in ▁St . ▁Anthony , ▁Minn . ▁( 1 9 9 2 – 1 9 9 3 ). ▁He ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁associate ▁past or ▁of ▁St . ▁John ▁Ne umann ▁Church , ▁in ▁E agan , ▁Minn . ▁( 1 9 9 3 – 1 9 9 6 ). ▁He ▁left ▁that ▁post ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Army . ▁ ▁Military ▁service ▁V ak oc ▁became ▁an ▁Army ▁chap lain ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁receiving ▁his ▁commission ▁as ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁Army ▁chap lain ▁corps . ▁His ▁first ▁assignment ▁was ▁G arrison ▁Catholic ▁Pri est ▁in ▁Heidel berg , ▁Germany . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁Han au