06/19/2026
A tremendous congratulations to U.S. Marine Corps Major James Capers Jr. who received the Medal of Honor yesterday from President Donald J. Trump at The White House.
Born into a sharecropping family in South Carolina, James Capers Jr. joined the Marine Corps in 1956 and went on to become one of the serviceโs pioneering Force Reconnaissance Marines.
During a reconnaissance mission near Phu Loc, Vietnam, in April 1967, then-Second Lieutenant Capers continued leading his team after suffering multiple gunshot and fragmentation wounds. Refusing evacuation, he coordinated the defense and extraction until every Marine under his command was safely aboard the helicopter.
The National Purple Heart Honor Mission was pleased to salute Major Capers' service and sacrifice during the 2026 Purple Heart Patriot Project Mission where he was the National Honoree.