Saying farewell to the Greatest Generation
The movement to hold the first state funeral for someone who was not a president or a general is gaining traction, with the entire Massachusetts congressional delegation signing on.
By Kevin Cullen Globe Columnist,Updated April 15, 2021, 5:26 p.m.
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In March 2020, Medal of Honor recipient Hershel "Woody" Williams attended the commissioning of the USS Hershel "Woody" Williams in Norfolk, Va.KENNY KEMP/Associated Press
Last week, on the day that East Bridgewater honored Marine veteran Jim Ingargiola, who beat back COVID-19 with the same tenacity he used to beat back the Imperial Japanese Army some 75 years ago, people in Chattanooga, Tenn., found out that Army veteran Charles Coolidge, a Medal of Honor recipient, had died.