00:12As we approach the 250th anniversary of our founding, we remember that we owe everything
00:19to heroes like those we celebrate today, men who went willingly to the darkest and most
00:25dangerous corners on earth to defeat evil so we could live free.
00:32That's exactly what happened.
00:34These are great men, great people.
00:36We thank you and we will never, ever forget you.
00:41And now I'd like to ask the military aide to come forward and read the citations, please.
00:53Major James Capers, Jr.
01:29The President of the United States, in the name of the Congress, takes pleasure in presenting
01:34the Medal of Honor to Second Lieutenant James Capers, Jr., United States Marine Corps.
02:58Tom Ripley, accepting on behalf of his father, Colonel John Ripley.
