Suffering two broken legs and heavy bleeding, Capers continued fighting and directed his team in the counterattack.

After going through the rigorous 12-week Basic Reconnaissance Course, Recon Marines then receive advanced training from several schools including the United States Marine Corps Combatant Diver Course.

Pepper Fryman left the Marine ... with Force Recon, where he was awarded the Navy Cross. He returned home, safe and sound. Three years later, he returned to Vietnam with a regular combat unit.

You can even become a special operations combat ... to serve in the Marine Corps or go into special operations -- SEAL, Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman (SWCC), diver, RECON, MarSOC).