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James Capers – Part 2: “Last man on the chopper”

After his entire team is wounded in Phu Loc, Major James Capers Jr. describes fending off the enemy until every one of his men boards the helicopter, even the body of war dog King. Capers is the last man on and once they reach the hospital, he learns the severity of his wounds.


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