WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 18: U.S. President Donald Trump presents the Medal of Honor, awarded posthumously to Marine Col. John W. Ripley, to Ripley's son Tom Ripley during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on June 18, 2026, in Washington, DC. In addition to Ripley, Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to retired Army Maj. Major Nicholas Dockery and to James Capers Jr., an 88-year-old Vietnam veteran who saved the lives of multiple Marines under his command during a 1967 battle at Phu Loc, all while suffering from several gunshot wounds. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)