Lawmakers have renewed an effort to award the Medal of Honor to Maj. James Capers Jr., a reconnaissance Marine who in 1967 ...

Since then, more than 3,400 Medals of Honor have been awarded to members of all DoD services and the Coast Guard. Medals of Honor are awarded sparingly and are bestowed only to the bravest of the ...

Suffering two broken legs and heavy bleeding, Capers continued fighting and directed his team in the counterattack.

The Medal of Honor has been awarded more than 3,500 times to members of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and Marine ... against an enemy of the United States. While engaged in military ...