Trump awards three Medals of Honor to veterans (opens in new tab)

President Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to retired Marine Corps Maj. James Capers Jr., retired Army Maj. Nicholas Dockery and, posthumously, Marine Corps Col. John W. Ripley at the White House on June 18, recognizing combat actions in the Vietnam War and the war in Afghanistan. The Medal of Honor is the United States' highest award for military valor in action. Capers, 88, received the medal for leading his Marine reconnaissance team during a 1967 Vietnam mission after an ambush left him b...