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Bishopville, S.C., honored its hometown hero, Aug. 29, retired Major James “Jim” Capers Jr. during a “Parade of Heroes” there and with a plaque titled “The Place, The Legend, The Man” at the town’s Memorial Park. Capers is the recipient of a Silver Star, two Bronze Stars with “V” for valor, and three Purple Hearts. Most notably for his time in Vietnam, he is one of the most decorated Marines in Force Reconnaissance history. He became the first African American to command a Marine Reconnaissance company and to receive a battlefield commission. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Aaron Patterson). For a descriptive transcript text document of this production, contact Kim Hardison at kimberly.hardison@usmc.mil.
| Date Taken: | 08.29.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 09.04.2020 10:06 |
| Category: | Package |
| Video ID: | 766131 |
| VIRIN: | 200829-M-QH615-675 |
| Filename: | DOD_107974551 |
| Length: | 00:01:09 |
| Location: | BISHOPVILLE, SC, US |
| Downloads: | 10 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 10 |
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