When retired US Army Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., 94, received the Medal of Honor on Friday, he stood on his own, pushing away a walker offered to him for support.
Puckett, a former Army Ranger and a decorated Korean War veteran, arrived at Friday’s ceremony in the East Room of the White House in a wheelchair, was helped on stage by two Army officials, and remained seated as President Joe Biden described his achievements, of which there are many. FULL STORY
