Medal of Honor

Body of Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams Will Lie in State in U.S. Capitol

Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams, poses for a photo before the start of a Sunset Parade at the Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, a., Sept. 2 2020. US Marine Corps Photo

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the body of Medal of Honor recipient Herschel Woodrow “Woody” Williams will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda.

In making the announcement Sunday, Pelosi, (D-Calif.) and Schumer, (D-N.Y.) said the proceedings honoring Chief Warrant Officer 4 Williams...

https://news.usni.org/2022/07/05/body-of-hershel-woody-williams-will-lie-in-state-in-u-s-capitol

Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams, Last Living WWII Medal of Honor Recipient, Dies

Hershel Woodrow Williams, Retired Chief Warrant Officer Four and Medal of Honor recipient, salutes as he is introduced to the stage along with other members of the ship commissioning committee, March 7, 2020 in Norfolk, VA. U.S. Marine Corps Photo

Hershel “Woody” Williams, a Marine Corps veteran and the last living World War II Medal of Honor recipient, died Wednesday morning at the VA Medical Center in Huntington, West Va.

Williams, 98, was surrounded by his family when he died, the Marine Corps...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/29/hershel-woody-williams-last-living-wwii-medal-of-honor-recipient-dies

VIDEO: Marine Sgt. Maj. John Canley Receives Medal of Honor in White House Ceremony

Portrait of Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley, taken July 9, 2018. President Donald J. Trump will be awarding the Medal of Honor to Canley during a White House ceremony, Oct. 17, 2018.

Retired Marine Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley, with a sea of ribbons and medals dangling from the coat of his enlisted blue dress uniform, stood at attention on Wednesday afternoon in the White House.

President Donald Trump affixed the light blue-ribboned medal around Canley’s neck during the 20-minute ceremony. Canley is the...

https://news.usni.org/2018/10/17/john-canley-moh-37372