Medal of Honor Designee Major James Capers Jr. Preserves Legacy Through Library of Congress Veterans History Project

Medal of Honor Designee Major James Capers Jr. Inducts Oral History into Library of Congress Veteran

Following the historic signing of H.R. 3377, Medal of Honor Designee Major James Capers Jr. (USMC, Ret.) has officially inducted his oral history into the Library of Congress Veterans History Project, preserving his legacy as a Marine Force Recon pioneer for the national archive.

Medal of Honor Designee Major James Capers Jr. Preserves Legacy Through Library of Congress Veterans History Project

Major James Capers Jr., a pioneer of Marine Force Recon and legend of the elite ‘Team Broadminded,’ has become the first Black Marine officer in United States history designated to receive the Medal of Honor. During a recent visit to the Library of Congress, Major Capers provided a firsthand account of his 64 long-range reconnaissance patrols in Vietnam and his role as the face of the Marine Corps’ first fully integrated national recruitment cam…