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)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 18: Retired U.S. Army Maj. Nicholas Dockery is awarded the Medal of Honor by President Donald Trump during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on June 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. In addition to Dockery, Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to Marine Col. John W. Ripley (Posthumous) and Marine Maj. 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)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 18: Retired U.S. Army Maj. Nicholas Dockery is awarded the Medal of Honor by President Donald Trump during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on June 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. In addition to Dockery, Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to Marine Col. John W. Ripley (Posthumous) and Marine Maj. 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)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 18: (EDITORS NOTE: Alternative Crop) Retired U.S. Army Maj. Nicholas Dockery is awarded the Medal of Honor by President Donald Trump during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on June 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. In addition to Dockery, Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to Marine Col. John W. Ripley (Posthumous) and Marine Maj. 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)

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)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 18: Retired U.S. Army Maj. Nicholas Dockery is awarded the Medal of Honor by President Donald Trump during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on June 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. In addition to Dockery, Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to Marine Col. John W. Ripley (Posthumous) and Marine Maj. 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)

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

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 18: Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) attends a Medal of Honor Ceremony in the East Room of the White House on June 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. Major James Capers Jr., an 88-year-old Vietnam veteran, saved multiple lives of Marines under his command during a 1967 battle at Phu Loc, all while suffering from several gunshot wounds. President Trump will also award the Medal of Honor to Colonel John W. Ripley, U.S. Marine Corps (Posthumous), and Major Nicholas Dockery, U.S. Army (Retired). (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)