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Ernst Remembers Colonel Ralph Puckett

Ernst Remembers Colonel Ralph Puckett
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Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., Belated Medal of Honor Winner, Dies at 97

One of the Army’s most highly decorated servicemen, he received the military’s supreme tribute for valor, for his actions in the Korean War 71 years after the fact.

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Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., belated Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 97

Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., belated Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 97
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Biden awards 'long overdue' Medal of Honor to retired Col. Ralph Puckett Jr.

By NIKKI WENTLING | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 21, 2021 WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden and President Moon Jae-in of South Korea commended the actions Friday of Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., a Korean War veteran who was awarded the Medal of Honor in a ceremony at the White House. Before awarding Puckett the medal Friday, Biden described him as “true American hero” for whom the recognition was long overdue. “Korea is sometimes called the forgotten war, but those men who were there under then-lieutenant Puckett’s command never forgot his bravery,” Biden said. “They never forgot he was right by their side every minute of it.”

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It's Official: Legendary Army Ranger Ralph Puckett to Receive Medal of Honor at 94

Puckett, who retired from the Army as a colonel in 1971 and became the national programs coordinator of Outward Bound Inc., continued to stay involved in the Ranger community in the following decades as an icon and mentor, earning induction into the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame in 1992 and serving from 1996 to 2005 as the first Honorary Colonel of the 75th Ranger Regiment. A statement released by the White House on Wednesday underscored Puckett s daring and heroism in Korea more than 70 years ago. During a daylight attack on a rise called Hill 205 on Nov. 25, 1950, Puckett s 8th U.S. Army Ranger Company took incoming mortar, machine-gun and small-arms fire.

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