Eternal god, we pause in this moment from all that attempts to distract our minds and thwart our sense of purpose, to give due and proper tribute to one whose life of service and acts of selfless sacrifice inspire us to appreciate what matters in calling forth a young man from tifton, georgia, to take his place in history, you once again revealed to us that the uncommon valor of colonel Ralph Puckett, jr was a common virtue shared by so many in that greatest of generations. As we honor then First Lieutenant pucketts acts of gallantry and intrepidly that distinguished him on hill to o5, may we also take note of the humble leadership and devotion to duty he displayed throughout his lifetime in this ceremony, where we laid to rest a man who would not rest from living every day with presence and purpose, who made a lifetime of sharing, unequaled dedication to this country, ever inspiring countless people with his dauntless will quicken within us not just admiration, but aspiration, not jus
Eternal god, we pause in this moment from all that attempts to distract our minds and thwart our sense of purpose, to give due and proper tribute to one whose life of service and acts of selfless sacrifice inspire us to appreciate what matters in calling forth a young man from tifton, georgia, to take his place in history, you once again revealed to us that the uncommon valor of colonel Ralph Puckett, jr was a common virtue shared by so many in that greatest of generations. As we honor then First Lieutenant pucketts acts of gallantry and intrepidly that distinguished him on hill to o5, may we also take note of the humble leadership and devotion to duty he displayed throughout his lifetime in this ceremony, where we laid to rest a man who would not rest from living every day with presence and purpose, who made a lifetime of sharing, unequaled dedication to this country, ever inspiring countless people with his dauntless will quicken within us not just admiration, but aspiration, not jus
Eternal god, we pause in this moment from all that attempts to distract our minds and thwart our sense of purpose, to give due and proper tribute to one whose life of service and acts of selfless sacrifice inspire us to appreciate what matters in calling forth a young man from tifton, georgia, to take his place in history, you once again revealed to us that the uncommon valor of colonel Ralph Puckett, jr was a common virtue shared by so many in that greatest of generations. As we honor then First Lieutenant pucketts acts of gallantry and intrepidly that distinguished him on hill to o5, may we also take note of the humble leadership and devotion to duty he displayed throughout his lifetime in this ceremony, where we laid to rest a man who would not rest from living every day with presence and purpose, who made a lifetime of sharing, unequaled dedication to this country, ever inspiring countless people with his dauntless will quicken within us not just admiration, but aspiration, not jus
Eternal god, we pause in this moment from all that attempts to distract our minds and thwart our sense of purpose, to give due and proper tribute to one whose life of service and acts of selfless sacrifice inspire us to appreciate what matters in calling forth a young man from tifton, georgia, to take his place in history, you once again revealed to us that the uncommon valor of colonel Ralph Puckett, jr was a common virtue shared by so many in that greatest of generations. As we honor then First Lieutenant pucketts acts of gallantry and intrepidly that distinguished him on hill to o5, may we also take note of the humble leadership and devotion to duty he displayed throughout his lifetime in this ceremony, where we laid to rest a man who would not rest from living every day with presence and purpose, who made a lifetime of sharing, unequaled dedication to this country, ever inspiring countless people with his dauntless will quicken within us not just admiration, but aspiration, not jus
Col. Ralph Puckett, Jr., the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Korean War, was honored with a ceremony in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol surrounded by family members.