Congress has given one of its highest final tributes, a lying in honor ceremony at the Capitol, to Medal of Honor Recipient Ralph Puckett Jr. He led an outnumbered company in battle during the Korean War and was the last surviving veteran of that war to receive the Medal of Honor.
Jean Pucket, seated in foreground center, wife of retired Army Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient for acts performed during the Korean War, sits with her children, Martha Puckett, left, and Thomas Puckett, right, during a ceremony where Puckett Jr.'s remains lie in honor in the Rotunda at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, April 29, 2024. Puckett Jr. died on April 8 at his home in Columbus, Ga., at the age of 97.
“Ralph Puckett wore our nation’s highest military decoration. And in the hearts of generations of soldiers to come, the courage and self-sacrifice that earned that honor will be this great man’s eternal legacy,” said Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell. During the battle, Puckett sprinted across an open area to draw fire so that Rangers could spot and target enemy machine-gunners. Though badly outnumbered, Puckett’s troops repelled multiple attacks from a Chinese battalion of an estimated 500 soldiers before being overrun.
“Many soldiers in the Korean War paid the ultimate sacrifice,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson. “Seven thousand others remain unaccounted for. But a select few, like the colonel, went above and beyond the call of duty.”
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