James Capers – Part 4: “You don’t look like a Marine”
Major James Capers Jr. recounts the story behind the photo shoot for his famous Marine Corps recruitment poster “Ask a Marine” and the difficulty he had shopping for his first officer’s uniform.
James Capers – Part 3: “I was coming home”
Major James Capers Jr. tells of returning home to his wife Dottie unable to walk and the motivation she gave him to rehabilitate.
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.