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Capers would become the first black Marine officer nominated for the Medal of Honor for his actions during combat in Phu Lock Vietnam, but would instead receive the Silver Star. "Capers would leave Vietnam having earned two Bronze Star Medals with “V” device for valor, three Purple Hearts, and with more than 20 wounds. The Silver Star for his actions at Phu Loc would come 43 years later, but only after his nomination for the Medal of Honor was reviewed, declined and downgraded by the Marine Corps."
An American hero.
Capers would become the first black Marine officer nominated for the Medal of Honor for his actions during combat in Phu Lock Vietnam, but would instead receive the Silver Star. "Capers would leave Vietnam having earned two Bronze Star Medals with “V” device for valor, three Purple Hearts, and with more than 20 wounds. The Silver Star for his actions at Phu Loc would come 43 years later, but only after his nomination for the Medal of Honor was reviewed, declined and downgraded by the Marine Corps."
An American hero.
