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Congressional Medal Of Honor

Login to view embedded media Then-Second Lieutenant James Capers, Jr. receives the Medal of Honor for acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty as a Team Leader with 3d Force Reconnaissance Company, 3d Reconnaissance Battalion in the Republic of Vietnam from March 31 to April 3, 1967.

During a four-day reconnaissance patrol, he and his team were tasked with locating a North Vietnamese regimental base camp. Despite making contact with a numerically superior enemy force on three separate occasions, he tenaciously continued the mission. He successfully directed fire onto an enemy base camp, thwarting an impending attack on a nearby Marine battalion.

On the final day, his patrol was ambushed by a claymore mine and came under a dense barrage of enemy fire, where he sustained multiple severe wounds. Ignoring his injuries and extreme blood loss, he continued to lead his team, coordinate supporting fire, and direct their movement to an extraction site. Refusing to be evacuated before all his men were safe, he ensured the entire team was extracted before finally boarding the helicopter.

Login to view embedded media Then-Captain John W. Ripley received the Medal of Honor posthumously for acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on April 2, 1972, while serving as Senior Marine Advisor to the Third Vietnamese Marine Corps Infantry Battalion in the Republic of Vietnam.

While serving in this capacity, he played a pivotal role in halting a major North Vietnamese mechanized assault. The enemy’s rapid advance depended on the capture of a bridge in the village of Dong Ha. To destroy the bridge, Captain Ripley single-handedly moved 500 pounds of explosives into position.

For three hours, he repeatedly exposed himself to intense enemy fire as he climbed beneath the bridge along its bridge’s steel beams to emplace the explosive charges at key structural points. After successfully setting the explosives, he detonated the charges, completely destroying the bridge and stopping the enemy’s advance.

Login to view embedded media Then-Second Lieutenant Nicholas Dockery receives the Medal of Honor for acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on October 2, 2012, while serving as a Platoon Leader, 2d Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan.

On this day, a large and well-armed Taliban force ambushed Second Lieutenant Dockery’s platoon. Over the course of four hours, he fought and maintained contact with the enemy in extremely restricted urban terrain, personally risking his life on numerous occasions to protect and evacuate three wounded members of his platoon.

After consolidation and reorganization, he directed rotary wing aircraft in the defense against subsequent enemy counter-attacks from an exposed rooftop while his unit evacuated the wounded soldiers.
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LB Na'il Diggs (Official Thread)

Ohio State Adds Eight New Players to Its 2026 Roster

Among the six walk-ons, freshman linebacker Na'il Diggs Jr. and Notre Dame transfer kicker Marcello Diomede stand out. Diggs is the son of former Ohio State linebacker Na'il Diggs Sr., who played 12 seasons in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, St. Louis Rams and San Diego Chargers. Diomede is expected to compete for the backup kicking job behind Baylor transfer Connor Hawkins this season.

No. 54 - LB Na’il Diggs Jr.​

  • Freshman
  • Walk-on
  • Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Charlotte Latin
  • Son of former Ohio State linebacker and 12-year NFL veteran, Na’il Diggs Sr.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Weight: 200
  • Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.
  • Year: Freshman
Majoring in
  • Aviation Management
High School/Personal
  • Starred at linebacker and running back for Charlotte Latin
  • Participated in track and field, earning Latin Track Team Performer of the Year as a junior and senior, becoming a CISAA Conference Champion - Long Jump (21' 4.75") as a senior
  • Recorded personal bests as a junior in the long jump (22' 11" - Latin School Record), in the 100m (11.02) and in the triple jump (40' 9.25")
  • His father is Na’il Diggs Sr., who played at Ohio State from 1997-99, earning All-America honors as a junior and went on to play 12 seasons in the NFL for the Packers, Panthers, Rams and Chargers.
  • Also lettered in wrestling at 190 lbs, becoming a NCISAA state runner-up while also helping the team win a state title in 2026
  • Participated in Business Club was a Student Admissions Ambassador at Charlotte Latin
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LB Na'il Diggs (Official Thread)

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Remember When: A Family Dispute Brought Na’il Diggs to Ohio State​

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Diggs entered Signing Day expecting to attend USC, but after a family dispute altered his plans at the last minute, he signed with Ohio State instead.

Diggs appeared in 37 games over three seasons with the Buckeyes, developing into an All-American as a junior in 1999. That season, he led Ohio State with 94 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, six sacks and three forced fumbles. He recorded a career-high 14 tackles against Wisconsin and a career-high four tackles for loss against Miami in the Kickoff Classic.

Diggs entered the NFL draft in 2000 and became a top-100 selection when the Packers chose him with the No. 98 overall pick in the fourth round. He appeared in 170 games during a 12-year NFL career, recording 679 tackles, 71 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries and 33 pass breakups.

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2026 World Cup (Official Thread)

I am thinking that there might have been some sort of argument off camera between Henry / Zlatan and Alexi Lalas.

It's a short-ish trip from Los Angeles (where the studio is) to Seattle (where Lalas was), but those two seem happier with Lalas out of the studio.

Then Rebecca Lowe went on Dan Patrick Show to talk about how much respect the three have for each other.

Well if the 3 Lalas' career is very underwhelming. And in the European and ego aspect, easy to see they won't like Lalas

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