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

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 led his nine-member team to safety despite being grievously wounded in the ...

Capers is a legend — a decorated Force Recon Marine who led multiple assaults ... Capers deserves the Medal of Honor. Some have stated, after reviewing the evidence and the comparative chart ...

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 ...