A HERO'S HONOR: Trump Presents the Medal of Honor to 3 Veterans for Heroism in Vietnam and Afghanistan

Hoosier receives Medal of Honor

President Donald Trump on June 18 presented Maj. Nicholas Dockery, an Indiana native with the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration, in a ceremony at the White House.

A HERO'S HONOR: Trump presents the Medal of Honor to 3 veterans for heroism in Vietnam and Afghanistan

President Donald Trump has given the Medal of Honor to three veterans, honoring acts of heroism in Vietnam and Afghanistan. Trump bestowed the military’s highest honor Thursday on Marine Corps Maj. James Capers Jr., Marine Corps Col. John W. Ripley,…

WHITE HOUSE VIDEO: President Trump Participates in Medal of Honor Ceremony

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Sen. Tim Scott Congratulates Major James Capers, Jr. On Earning the Medal of Honor - The Dillon County News, LLC

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) congratulated Major James Capers, Jr. today on earning the Medal of Honor for his incredible acts of valor when his Marine Corps special operations team was ambushed during a mission in Phu Loc, Vietnam in 1967 during the Vietnam War. “Major James Capers, Jr. overcame humble beginnings to become an American hero,” said Sen. Scott. “His sacrifice and selflessness on behalf of his brothers in arms embod…

Trump, Hegseth Praise New Medal of Honor Recipients

JUNE 22, 2026 – President Donald J. Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth lauded the intrepid valor of three servicemen whom the commander in chief awarded the Medal of Honor to at a White House ceremony last week. During formal observances in Washington and in Arlington, Virginia, Trump and Hegseth recounted the heroic actions of three awardees: retired Marine Corps Maj. James Capers Jr., Marine Corps Col. John W. Ripley — both Vietnam War ve…

Senator Jim Banks attends White House Medal of Honor Ceremony for Indiana hero

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) joined President Trump, Secretary of War Hegseth, military officials, and members of Congress at the White House for a ceremony in which Indianapolis native, Major Nicholas Dockery, U.S. Army (Retired), was awarded the Medal of Honor.  Photo provided by the U.S. Army Major Dockery received the Medal of Honor for acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on Octo…