Sen. Joni Ernst met Puckett when she was an Army Reserve Lieutenant. "You would think he was a librarian. He was so quiet and so humble," she said. By Patty Nieberg | Published Apr 29, 2024 6:55 ...
April 29 (UPI) --The body of retired Army Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., the last living Korean War Medal of Honor recipient, lie in honor at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Monday after his death at ...
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 ...
WASHINGTON, April 29 (Yonhap) -- A highly decorated U.S. veteran of the 1950-53 Korean War lied in honor at the Capitol in Washington on Monday, as U.S. lawmakers, military officials and others ...
Ralph Puckett Jr., a retired Army colonel awarded the Medal of Honor seven decades after he was wounded leading a company of outnumbered Army Rangers in battle during the Korean War, has died at age ...
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today spoke on the Senate floor to honor the life and legacy of her mentor and Medal of Honor recipient, Colonel Ralph Puckett, after he passed away at the age of 97.
Ralph Puckett Jr., a retired Army colonel awarded the Medal of Honor seven decades after he was wounded leading a company of outnumbered Army Rangers in battle during the Korean War, has died at ...
Col. Ralph Puckett received the Medal of Honor, America’s highest military award, in 2021 for his actions during the Korean War. His remains lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda this week, following ...