Woody Williams, 98, Last World War II Medal of Honor Recipient, Passes Away: ‘Our Nation Has Lost a Genuine Hero’
The last surviving recipient of the Medal of Honor from World War II, Hershel “Woody” Williams, has died at the age of 98.

The last surviving recipient of the Medal of Honor from World War II, Hershel “Woody” Williams, has died at the age of 98.
Two U.S. Marine veterans reunited 56 years after one saved another during Operation Starlite, the first major battle of the Vietnam War, per PBS.
Plumlee said when he exited a truck to confront suicide bombers in Afghanistan in 2013, he “absolutely” thought he was going to die.
Army Sgt. First Class Alwyn Cashe was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on Thursday, becoming the first black American service member to be awarded the honor since the Vietnam War.
President Joe Biden awarded three soldiers the Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the White House on Thursday.
Biden got the name of Medal of Honor recipient Alwyn Cashe wrong twice during a White House ceremony on Thursday. Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe is the first the black service member to be awarded the Medal of Honor since the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
Joe Biden revealed during his speech that he had heard Puckett’s first response to the news was to ask whether the White House could just mail the medal to him.
An Indiana police officer received the Medal of Honor for helping to save a child and a woman from a collapsed home that exploded.
The Senate passed a bipartisan bill by unanimous consent on Wednesday that will allow for the posthumous awarding of the Medal of Honor to Army Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe.
A bill that would allow for the awarding of the Medal of Honor to Army Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe is currently stuck in the Senate.
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday evening unanimously passed a bipartisan bill to allow for the posthumous awarding of the Medal of Honor to Army Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe for sacrificing his life in 2005 to save his fellow soldiers from a burning vehicle in Iraq.
A groundswell of military veterans are calling upon Congress to pass a bill to allow the awarding of the Medal of Honor to Sfc. Alwyn Cashe.
President Donald Trump on Friday awarded the Medal of Honor to Sgt. Maj. Thomas “Patrick” Payne at the White House. The special operations raid took place in October 2015 in Northern Iraq freed 75 Iraqi citizens from Islamic State terrorists.
On the 19th anniversary of the September 11 terrorists attacks, Sergeant Major Thomas Payne will receive the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry.
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — An American soldier who helped rescue about 70 hostages set to be executed by Islamic State militants in Iraq has been approved to receive the Medal of Honor for actions during a daring 2015 raid, The Associated Press has learned.
Three members of Congress announced the Trump administration has agreed that Cashe’s Silver Star should be upgraded to the Medal of Honor.
President Trump is likely to award a posthumous Medal of Honor to the first black veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, Army Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe.
Over one hundred years ago, a pandemic gripped the world. Caught in that plague was a sailor who had to choose between his life and his ship.
The U.S. Navy commissioned a warship to honor World War II hero, Hershel “Woody” Williams, in Norfolk, Virginia, on Saturday.
Medal of Honor recipient Leroy Petry defended Trump’s firing ofVindman from the National Security Council during a recent interview.
Over Thanksgiving, thousands of Green Berets will be deployed in Afghanistan, as the war continues in its 18th year.
Medal of Honor recipient James C. McCloughan, whose image was replaced by the hero dog who chased down Islamic State (ISIS) founder and leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a photo tweeted by President Trump, was not offended by the alteration and “laughed,” according to reports.
President Donald Trump said he would welcome the hero dog “Conan” to the White House after the K-9 was wounded during the successful American raid against ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m.
“Scars are a truly beautiful thing,” said Ret. Lance Cpl. William Kyle Carpenter, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the War in Afghanistan and Medal of Honor recipient, in a Monday interview on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily with host Alex Marlow.
Trump will award Army Green Beret Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams with the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry on October 30.
The medal will be awarded to Army Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia for his heroic efforts in Fallujah, Iraq.
President Trump will award Bellavia the Medal of Honor during a White House ceremony on Tuesday afternoon for his actions in Fallujah.
Three Democrats, a Republican, and Native Americans from several tribes are holding a press conference on Tuesday to push for passage of a new bill, Remove the Stain Act. The legislation would revoke the Medal of Honor that was given to members of the United States Army that fought in the battle of Wounded Knee in 1890.
This week, small towns and big cities all across the country will hold parades and other celebrations in honor of their veterans. One of the most poignant and meaningful of these ceremonies will take place at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
On October 3, 1918, Bart’s unit, Company C of the 9th Infantry Regiment, found itself pinned down in front of a pair of German machine guns.
President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor on Monday to Army medic Ronald J. Shurer II for his heroic actions in Afghanistan.
An 80-year-old Marine veteran is expected to receive the nation’s highest military honor for his “conspicuous gallantry” during the Vietnam War in the 1960s.
President Trump on Wednesday posthumously awarded Air Force Technical Sgt. John A. Chapman the Medal of Honor.
The president gripped the hand of 89-year-old Pauline Conner, the wife of Army First Lieutenant Garlin Murl Conner, as she was helped on stage at the White House for the ceremony.
President Donald Trump awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on Thursday to now-retired U.S. Navy Master Chief Special Warfare Operator Britt Slabinski for “conspicuous gallantry” during a 2002 mountain battle against Al-Qaeda forces.
Nearly one hundred years ago, on June 6, 1918, a small group of American Marines became a living legend. It was the bloodiest day in U.S. Marine Corps history until that time and would become an integral part of the lore passed down to every Marine recruit.
An Air Force airman killed in Afghanistan during an exchange of fire between U.S. special ops forces and al-Qaeda fighters in 2002 will receive the Medal of Honor, according to a report.
President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to Army Captain Gary “Mike” Rose on Monday afternoon, recounting the harrowing story of a deployment in Vietnam.
Five canines that served the U.S. military in war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan were awarded the American Humane Lois Pope K-9 Medal of Courage in recognition of their vital service saving American lives.