Col. Ralph Puckett Jr.'s cremated remains lay in honor at the U.S. Capitol on Monday -- joining the rare company of the ...
President Biden presented Puckett, Jr. with a Medal of Honor during a White House Ceremony on May 21 ... He then served as a ...
President Joe Biden, retired U.S. Army Col. Ralph Puckett and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, pose after Puckett's Medal of Honor ceremony ... actions during the Vietnam War, as well as ...
President Biden in May 2021 awarded the first Medal of Honor of his presidency to Puckett ... of shrapnel to rescue two wounded soldiers in Vietnam, where Puckett led an airborne infantry battalion.
Colonel Puckett was hospitalized for 11 months but turned down a medical discharge and returned to combat in Vietnam ... War,” President Biden remarked at the Medal of Honor ceremony.
Retired Army Col. Randy Puckett Jr., a Medal of Honor recipient who died on April 8, was honored with a memorial service at the U.S. Capitol on April 29, 2024.
Ralph Puckett Jr., a retired U.S. Army colonel from Columbus who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Korean War, died Monday. He was 97. President Joe Biden presented the ...