BALTIMORE — He grew up in Baltimore before joining the U.S. Marines and serving in Vietnam. Now Major James Capers Jr. has been chosen as one of the nation’s 2026 Purple Heart Patriot Project honorees.
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Born in South Carolina to a family of sharecroppers, James Capers Jr later moved to Baltimore, Maryland, and upon graduation of high school he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was sent to Vietnam in August 1966. While serving, Capers was selected to join the elite Force Recon Marine unit where he excelled, breaking training records, participating in 64 long range reconnaissance patrols and five major campaigns in Vietnam.
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