Trump Honors War Heroes

President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to three U.S. military veterans at a White House ceremony, recognizing acts of extraordinary valor in the Vietnam and Afghanistan wars. The recipients were retired Marine Corps Maj. James Capers Jr., retired Army Maj. Nicholas Dockery and Marine Col. John W. Ripley, who died in 2008 and was honored posthumously. The awards followed congressional action earlier in the year and highlighted long-delayed recognition for service members whose battlefield actions saved lives and repelled enemy forces. Capers, 88, received particular attention as he was helped onstage to accept the nation’s highest military decoration nearly six decades after his service in Vietnam.