Faith through the storm : memoirs of Major James Capers, Jr. / James Capers, Jr. and Buz Sawyers.
This is a book about war. A war against America's enemies, against racism, against the loss of fellow warriors in battle, and against the personal loss of family back home. This is the story of Major James Capers, Jr. (USMC Ret. ) Jim was born to a family of sharecroppers in South Carolina who moved to Baltimore, Maryland in the dead of night to get away from the days of Jim Crow laws for a better life. Joining the Marines fresh out of high school, Major Capers had no idea that he was paving the road for future Marines, black and white alike. He was the first African-American Marine to receive a battlefield commission as a member of 3rd Force Recon, a new special forces unit designed specifically for the war in Vietnam; the first African-American Marine officer used on a Marine recruitment poster; co-leader of the first special forces team to attempt the rescue of American and allied POW's held in a North Vietnamese prison; a leader in Team Broadminded, whose missions were so secret, their military records from Vietnam were not declassified until 2006; nominated for the Medal of Honor; inducted into the Commando Hall of Honor for special forces; awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star and Purple Heart (with four gold stars).--BACK COVER
Record details
- ISBN: 1642986399
- ISBN: 9781642986396
- ISBN: 9781662479953
- Physical Description: 407 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York, New York : Page Pub., 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Introduction written by James L. Williams, Major General, USMC (retired).Unnumbered pages are About the Author.
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- Capers, James, Jr., 1937-
United States. Marine Corps. Force Reconnaissance Company, 3rd > Biography.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Personal narratives, American.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Regimental histories > United States. - Genre:
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- 5 of 5 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | LOCAL BIO CAPERS (Text) | 36015000382149 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Jacksonville Main Library | LOCAL BIO CAPERS (Text) | 36015002753495 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | LOCAL BIO CAPERS (Text) | 36015002753883 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | LOCAL BIO CAPERS (Text) | 36015002753826 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | LOCAL BIO CAPERS (Text) | 36015002753768 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
