Retired Marine Corps Maj. James Capers, Jr. received the Silver Star Medal in 2010 for actions in the Vietnam War. (Courtesy of Jim Capers) A bill recently introduced in Congress would upgrade a ...
Retired Maj. James Capers Jr. smiles after a plaque was unveiled in his honor in his hometown of Bishopville, South Carolina, at the town’s Memorial Park, Aug. 29, 2020. Capers is the first black ...
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers have renewed an effort to award the Medal of Honor to Maj. James Capers Jr., a reconnaissance Marine who in 1967 led his nine-member team to safety despite being grievously ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The gentle giant in Vietnam. When readers and armchair historians think of underwater combat, they probably think of Navy SEALs ...
The Senate this week cleared the way for a legendary Force Reconnaissance Marine to receive the Medal of Honor for his lifesaving actions in April 1967 that spared the lives of his nine-man team ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bill recently introduced in Congress would upgrade a Silver Star Medal to a Medal of Honor for a recon Marine who fought through ...
A bill recently introduced in Congress would upgrade a Silver Star Medal to a Medal of Honor for a recon Marine who fought through severe injuries while under attack on a mission in the jungles of ...