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Friday, August 15, 2025

A legendary Marine doesn’t have the Medal of Honor. Veterans want to change that.

It’s been nearly 60 years since retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr. led a nine-man reconnaissance team out of a horrific ambush in Vietnam despite being shot twice, suffering 17 shrapnel wounds, on top of a string of other injuries. Twice, Capers tried to lighten the load of a helicopter carrying his teammates by insisting they leave him behind, only for his men to pull him back inside.
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4 comments:

  1. Bright EyesAugust 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM

    Sounds pretty heroic to me. I wonder who made the five year rule? A fortunate son?

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  2. DaveAugust 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM

    There were giants in those days.

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  3. AndyAugust 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM

    He recently did an interview with Shaun Ryan. I have not heard of him until then and I agree with the CMH push.

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  4. WestcoastDeplorableAugust 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM

    Sounds to me it's the least the military can do to honor this fine Marine!

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