Congress gave one of its highest final tributes on Monday - a lying in honor ceremony at the Capitol - to Ralph Puckett Jr., who led an outnumbered company in battle during the Korean War and was ...
WASHINGTON — Ralph Puckett Jr., Colonel, United States Army, Retired. A name of honor and now for history. Medal of Honor recipient Puckett's cremated remains lay in honor Monday afternoon at ...
President Joe Biden presents the Medal of Honor to retired U.S. Army Col. Ralph Puckett Friday, May 21, 2021, in Washington. Puckett died April 8, 2024, at his home in Columbus, Ga., at the age of 97.
Col. Ralph Puckett, Jr. will Lie in Honor today at the Capitol Rotunda. Col. Puckett was the last living Medal of Honor recipient from the Korean War. He died earlier this month at the age of 97.
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – An honor seldom given to private citizens, Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., the last living Medal of Honor recipient from the Korean War, lied in honor in the Capitol Rotunda on ...