Major James Capers Jr was born in Bishopville, South Carolina in 1937 during the Jim Crow era and was raised in a family of sharecroppers.

Major James Capers Jr was born in Bishopville, South Carolina in 1937 during the Jim Crow era and was raised in a family of sharecroppers.

Nearly 60 years after Vietnam, James Capers' Medal of Honor confirms why Marines considered him a legend long before the award.