Major James Capers Jr.: The Marine Who Led Where Survival Was Unlikely James Capers Jr. is one of the most extraordinary figures of the Vietnam War—and one of the least understood. During Vietnam, Capers served with Marine Force Recon, an elite unit tasked with missions most soldiers would never see: deep-penetration reconnaissance, intelligence collection, POW recovery, and high-risk search-and-destroy operations conducted far behind enemy lines. These patrols were small, silent, and unforgivin