Between 1967 and 1968, Hughes was 1st Force Recon’s Dive NCO, and when he was in the water on combat duty, the gentle left the giant entirely. Sgt. Hughes (second from right) with his teammates.

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 ...

In late March 1967, Marine 2nd Lt. Jim Capers stepped off on a four-day patrol into the jungles near Phú Lộc, South Vietnam.

The remains of a Vietnam War pilot who went missing while flying over the jungles of northern Vietnam in 1972 have finally been found and identified more than 50 years after his disappearance ...

Retired Marine Lt. Col. David “Bull” Gurfein, CEO of United American Patriots, has compared Capers’ story to that of another reconnaissance Marine who did receive the Medal of Honor.

An iconic 1968 photo of a wounded Marine helped turn U.S. public opinion against the Vietnam War. It also sparked an unlikely reunion 54 years later.

Retired Marine Corps Maj. James Capers, Jr. received the Silver Star Medal in 2010 for actions in the Vietnam War. (Courtesy of Jim Capers) A bill recently introduced in Congress would upgrade a ...

Vietnam, 1968: An unidentified cavalryman admires the doll of a young Vietnamese girl. The 1st Cavalry Division soldiers moved through a village north of Chu Lai. Looking for Star ...

Vietnam Marine vet awarded Navy Cross 55 years after saving Marines while wounded “I just wish I could have done more.” Joshua Skovlund Aug 29, 2024 5:49 PM EDT ...