South Carolina legislation · 126th General Assembly
South Carolina S1221: Major Capers Concurrent Resolution
Status: Passed both chambers, August 11, 2026
What the bill says
A concurrent RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR MAJOR JAMES CAPERS JR. FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM AND LIFETIME OF SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM FOR RECEIVING THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR HIS ACTIONS IN VIETNAM. W hereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are pleased to recognize Major James Capers Jr. for receiving the Medal of Honor for his actions in Vietnam; and W hereas, a native of Bishopville, Major James Capers Jr. was born in 1937 and raised in a family of sharecroppers. He joined the Marine Corps in 1956 and broke barriers throughout his military.
From the introduced text, August 11, 2026:
A concurrent RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR MAJOR JAMES CAPERS JR. FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM AND LIFETIME OF SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM FOR RECEIVING THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR HIS ACTIONS IN VIETNAM. W hereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are pleased to recognize Major James Capers Jr. for receiving the Medal of Honor for his actions in Vietnam; and W hereas, a native of Bishopville, Major James Capers Jr. was born in 1937 and raised in a family of sharecroppers. He joined the Marine Corps in 1956 and broke barriers throughout his military career. He became the first Black Marine to join Force Reconnaissance, the first Black Marine to receive a battlefield commission in Marine Special Operations, and later the first Black Marine to command a reconnaissance company; and W hereas, during the Vietnam War in 1967, Major Capers led his elite reconnaissance team, "Team Broadminded," on a mission near Phu Loc, north of Da Nang, where he demonstrated conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his own life above and beyond the call of duty; and W hereas, during a ferocious enemy ambush, Major Capers sustained severe wounds, including shrapnel injuries and multiple bullet wounds, yet he continued to fight, direct supporting fire, and protect his …
Sponsors
- Jeffrey Graham (D, 35) · primary sponsor