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James Capers – Part 7: The Swim Test

While attending training school in Key West, FL to become a combat diver, James Capers Jr. convinces a chief to let him help a fellow Marine during a grueling swim test.

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Marines
Vietnam,
combat diver,
special operators,
scuba school,
swim test,
Navy SEALS,
Marine Corp,
Key West,
3rd Force Recon,
Dottie Capers,
James Capers