The bill waived time restrictions to consider the Medal of Honor for retired Maj. James Capers Jr. The bill goes to President ...

The Senate has passed a bill to clear the way for retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr. to receive the Medal of Honor for his heroism during a 1967 ambush in Vietnam.

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WASHINGTON — 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 ...

When two understrength Marine companies pushed north along Highway 561 on the morning of July 2, 1967, they walked straight into hell. Alpha and Bravo Companies of 1st Battalion, 9th Marines—numbering ...