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Black Vietnam Marine Major James Capers Receives Medal of Honor After Decades
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Army Ranger Explains: American Legend & Medal of Honor Recipient Major James Capers Jr.
"I fought in two major wars and countless smaller ones. I killed many men and loved only one woman. There's no real satisfaction in getting a medal when I've lost so much. Lost a lot of good men in battlefields, and I fought two wars and suffered 19 bullet holes. And along the way, out of the battle zones, my son died in my arms of appendicitis, and my wife of 50 years died of cancer."
President Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to Major James Capers Jr., the first Black Force Recon Marine, on June 18th for his Vietnam service. Capers sustained 19 bullet and shrapnel wounds during multiple tours, led outnumbered troops through four days of 360-degree enemy contact during the Phu Loc incident, and pioneered reconnaissance tactics still used today. Despite institutional racism that initially barred him from Force Recon based on swimming ability stereotypes, he became the first Black Marine promoted to second lieutenant in the field and appeared on recruiting posters that inspired generations of minority service members.
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