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.
As an honoree, Capers gets an all expenses paid visit to various historical sites, including the U.S. Military Academy at West Point; a private tour of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor; time at historic Washington’s Headquarters, where the Badge of Military Merit originated in 1782; and the 9/11 Memorial…