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Legendary Recon Marine could finally get the Medal of Honor
A South Carolina lawmaker’s bill would waive the requirement that troops receive the Medal of Honor within five years of ...
Army Times on MSN4d
Medal of Honor upgrade for Vietnam-era Recon Marine part of new bill
Suffering two broken legs and heavy bleeding, Capers continued fighting and directed his team in the counterattack.
Military Times on MSN2dOpinion
The Corps must take the lead on Medal of Honor for Maj. Capers
Opinion: The Marine Corps must take the lead on ensuring Maj. James Capers Jr. receives the MOH while he's still alive, the ...
Stars and Stripes3d
Medal of Honor upgrade sought for recon Marine injured in Vietnam
Lawmakers have renewed an effort to award the Medal of Honor to Maj. James Capers Jr., a reconnaissance Marine who in 1967 ...
Marine Corps Times4y
Black Force Recon Marine, battlefield commission, Vietnam War hero ... snubbed for the Medal of Honor?
James Capers, Jr. received the Silver Star Medal in 2010 for Vietnam War actions ... day of a career that spanned the early days of Marine Force Recon and its covert deeds in Vietnam.
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Master Sergeant Earl D. Plumlee
Upon returning to the 4th Force Recon, he volunteered for a deployment ... four Army Good Conduct Medals, two Marine Corps Good Conduct Medals, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed ...
Air Force Times4d
Medal of Honor upgrade for Vietnam-era Recon Marine part of new bill
Retired Marine Corps Maj. James Capers, Jr. received the Silver Star Medal in ... an eight-Marine recon team behind enemy lines. Once his team made contact with a large NVA force, Graves exposed ...