Suffering two broken legs and heavy bleeding, Capers continued fighting and directed his team in the counterattack.

Lawmakers have renewed an effort to award the Medal of Honor to Maj. James Capers Jr., a reconnaissance Marine who in 1967 ...

A South Carolina lawmaker’s bill would waive the requirement that troops receive the Medal of Honor within five years of ...

On March 4, 1966, the U.S. Marine Corps and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN ... help from public officials to get Hernandez the medal. It was finally presented to Hernandez by Gen.

(Cpl. Martin Egnash/Marine Corps) Vietnam-war era Medal of Honor recipient retired Marine Col. Wesley Fox will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery Tuesday afternoon, according to the Marine ...

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 ...

A bill recently introduced in Congress would upgrade a Silver Star Medal ... a recon Marine who fought through severe injuries while under attack on a mission in the jungles of Vietnam in 1967.