President Trump will present the Medal of Honor, the highest military award, to two US Marines and one Army soldier this afternoon during a White House ceremony. The two Marine Corps veterans, Major James Capers Jr. and Colonel John W. Ripley, are Vietnam War heroes. Major Capers is being recognized for his heroism while serving as Team Leader with 3d Force Reconnaissance Company, 3d Reconnaissance Battalion in the Republic of Vietnam from March 31 to April 3, 1967. When his team was ambushed by a claymore mine and enemy fire on the last day of a four-day reconnaissance patrol, he sustained multiple severe wounds but selflessly led his entire team to safety. “Ignoring his injuries and extreme blood loss, he continued to lead his team,…
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