"The enemy smelled our blood and thought we were prey. They forgot that a wounded animal is the most lethal. We tore that jungle apart to stay alive."
Major James Capers Jr stands as one of the greatest Recon Marines to ever do it. He enlisted in the Corps and fought his way into Force Recon where he became the leader of Team Broadminded. He completed more than 60 long range patrols and five major campaigns in Vietnam.
In 1967 near Phu Loc he was wounded 19 times while fighting a numerically superior enemy force. With broken legs, shrapnel across his body he refused evacuation until every Marine on his 9 man team was lifted out. His Silver Star citation states he continued to coordinate fire and movement under direct and indirect fire while suffering extreme blood loss.
That Silver Star, originally downgraded after his commander was kill*d and the Medal of Honor paperwork lost, is now being formally upgraded to the Medal of Honor. Capers was not only a mustang, he earned a battlefield commission in combat, a rare honor that speaks to the trust his Marines placed in him.
At eighty eight he remains a giant, a warrior who carried his team through hell and set the standard every Recon Marine still measures himself against.
Matt Luke’s initial 2028 offers:
Reece Wilmes: 6-5 250lbs
Joey Fleming: 6-5 275lbs
Daven Reed: 6-4 330lbs
Jackson Snelling: 6-5 270lbs
Sam Walker: 6-4 320lbs
Brendan Hall: 6-6 305lbs
These are all rising juniors. Size on the OL has been an emphasis.
Imagine a man who believed in you so much that as they put nails through his hands and feet, he begged the creator to forgive them, "for they know not what they do"
That man suffered immensely for you. The night before, he sweat blood. The following day, they beat him with spiked whips and chains until he had hundreds of wounds.... then they layed him on a cross and nailed him to it while they mocked him....
And the entire time, he was praying for their salvation. He was dying for yours and mine. He replaced a debt we could never pay with his own blood.
Imagine if that was just a man. You'd call him a hero..... You'd hang ribbons on his gravestone and build statues in his honor....
But he wasn't just a man. 3 days later he rose from the dead and scattered his followers to all corners of the world to spread the good news.
Christ is King..... and he is waiting for you with open arms to join his kingdom.
This is it. LAST CHANCE to register for the Mutt Catamount Football Classic! Honor Coach Mutt and support Catamount Football this June 29
Link to join: https://t.co/TWPU6Tamcf
I can't get enough of these videos of Europeans coming to America and finding out how AWESOME it is here. Americans, take note! We really do live in the BEST country in the world. Don't listen to the media. Listen to everyone coming here for the World Cup, and the tourists and immigrants who came before them who have learned how blessed we are to live in the Land of the Free.
The great Kerwin Bell turns 61 today. Here he is ending Auburn’s national title hopes in 1986 at Florida Field. Maybe we can get @CoachJonSumrall to rate this game-winning 2-point conversion.
Kevin James dropped a powerful reminder about prayer and God.
He said if you look back at all the things you once prayed desperately about, they all got taken care of, maybe not exactly how you wanted, but in a better way. The things that once kept you up at night aren’t even worries anymore.
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God… will guard your hearts and your minds.” - Philippians 4:6-7
🚨 WHY ARE DEMOCRATS SO MISERABLE? 😡 ANGRY, BITTER, totally DISCONNECTED FROM REALITY
America is WINNING everywhere you look — and they CAN'T STAND IT 🤣
We CRUSHED the world's #1 terror state, USA chants ROARING at the UFC, jets over the White House 🔥🎆
Even the EUROPEANS are stunned — "the GREATEST country in the world" 🇺🇸
The left is RAGING while the rest of us "just be HAPPY to be ALIVE" 😎
🚨 JUST IN: President Trump announces MASSIVE Trump rally at the Lincoln Memorial on July 4, after the June 24 America 250 concert
Trump will be launching the LARGEST fireworks show in HISTORY at the end of it
LFG! It’s going to be massive! 🔥
“We will have none of those people that put you to sleep and constantly complain!” 🤣
“Starting at 7 P.M. EST, this HUGE Celebration will honor our Country's People, Spirit, Strength, Resolve, and Triumphs. With the backdrop of the Lincoln Memorial and surrounding the beautifully new Reflecting Pool, more than 300 Members of our strong and talented Military Bands, Orchestras, and Ceremonial Units, will perform Patriotic Melodies and American Classics, and my Playlist (We will have none of those people that put you to sleep and constantly complain!), as we celebrate our Country, and Rally into the next 250 years. This ensemble will be the largest formation of Joint Military Music and Ceremonial performances in History.”
“There will be incredible Flyovers and Airshows featuring our Top Military Pilots and Equipment, and I will deliver keynote remarks that you will not want to miss.”
“To conclude the program, and commemorate this Historic Occasion, I will be launching, what will be, the LARGEST FIREWORKS SHOW IN HISTORY, right here in our Nation's Capital. Do not miss it. See you on JULY 4th in Washington, D.C. President DONALD J. TRUMP”