88-year-old Vietnam veteran James Capers Jr. receives Medal of Honor

Marine Major James Capers Jr. was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism successful a 1967 Vietnam ambush.

Marine Major James Capers Jr., an 88-year-old Vietnam veteran, was belatedly awarded the Medal of Honor for his bonzer heroism successful a 1967 ambush. Wounded 19 times, Capers bravely loaded each his men onto a chopper earlier evacuating himself. His inspiring communicative of sacrifice and enactment is yet recognized, resonating profoundly arsenic a testament to American bravery.