President Trump Presents the Medal of Honor to 3 Veterans for Heroism in Vietnam and Afghanistan
The ceremony honored battlefield heroism in Vietnam and Afghanistan and followed congressional waivers that cleared the long-delayed awards.
- On June 18, 2026, President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor at the White House to Marine Corps Major James Capers, Army Major Nicholas Dockery, and posthumously to Marine Colonel John W. Ripley.
- Congress passed specific waivers earlier this year to remove the standard five-year statutory time limit for receiving the decoration, clearing the way for the retroactive upgrades to the Medal of Honor.
- Ripley destroyed the Dong Ha bridge in 1972 while under enemy fire, Capers led his team to safety in 1967 despite severe injuries, and Dockery rescued platoon members during a 2012 Taliban ambush in Afghanistan.
- During the ceremony, Trump remarked on stock market performance and joked that he wanted to award himself the medal but was informed he could not, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attended the event.
- The ceremony underscores a 250-year tradition of American military sacrifice, with Trump linking the awards to the nation's founding heritage as it approaches its 250th anniversary.
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