His death, which was announced by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, leaves Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., 95, a former Army Ranger, as the last surviving recipient of the medal for gallantry in
On a hot day in July 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Medal of Honor Monument Act by a unanimous vote of 416-0. The Senate also passed the bill unanimously, and it was signed into law by President Joe Biden on December 27, 2021. A key part of the Washington, D.C. landscape, the National Medal of Honor Monument will
Congress is giving its ultimate final salute Thursday to Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, a hero of the battle for Iwo Jima who was the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II
Murphy was the first person to fight in Afghanistan to be awarded the nation’s highest honor for valor. Luttrell later said of his compatriot, "Mikey was the best officer I ever knew, an iron
The future monument in Washington, D.C., dedicated to Medal of Honor recipients will stand in the shadow of the first president to pin the nation’s highest award for valor in combat.
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