President Trump to Award Medal of Honor

Key Points

• Trump is awarding the Medal of Honor to three military members for their extreme bravery during combat. This is the highest military award a person can receive for risking their life above and beyond the call of duty.
• James Capers Jr. is recognized for leading his Marine team through multiple attacks in Vietnam in 1967. Even after being badly hurt, he stayed behind to make sure all his men were rescued before he would leave the area.
• John W. Ripley will receive the award posthumously for his actions in Vietnam in 1972. He spent three hours under heavy fire to set explosives that blew up a bridge, which stopped a major enemy attack.
• Nicholas Dockery is being honored for his actions in Afghanistan in 2012. He spent four hours fighting off an ambush and repeatedly put himself in danger to save three wounded soldiers from his unit.

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