President Trump to award Medal of Honor to three veterans
The White House announced that on Thursday, June 18, 2026, President Trump would award the Medal of Honor to Major James Capers, Jr., U.S.
At a glance
- Trump was scheduled to award the Medal of Honor on June 18, 2026, per the White House.
- The recipients named are James Capers Jr., John W. Ripley (posthumous) and Nicholas Dockery.
VERDICT — CONFIRMED
President Trump was scheduled to award the Medal of Honor to three veterans on Thursday 18 June, the White House announced in a briefing statement.
The recipients named in the release are Major James Capers, Jr., United States Marine Corps (Retired); Colonel John W. Ripley, United States Marine Corps, honoured posthumously; and Major Nicholas Dockery, United States Army (Retired). Per the release, Capers — then a second lieutenant — is being recognised for acts of gallantry. The Medal of Honor is the United States' highest military decoration, conferred by the President in the name of Congress.
The White House statement carries the schedule and the names; the full citations setting out the actions for which each man is decorated, the dates and theatres of those actions beyond the detail noted for Capers, and confirmation that the ceremony proceeded as scheduled are not contained in the material supplied. The formal citations, when published, constitute the definitive record of the awards.
Key facts on file
- Trump was scheduled to award the Medal of Honor on June 18, 2026, per the White House.
- The recipients named are James Capers Jr., John W. Ripley (posthumous) and Nicholas Dockery.
