Ralph Puckett Jr., a retired Army colonel awarded the Medal of Honor seven decades after he was wounded leading a company of outnumbered Army Rangers in battle during the Korean War, has died at age 97.
Ralph Puckett Jr., a retired Army colonel awarded the Medal of Honor seven decades after he was wounded leading a company of outnumbered Army Rangers in battle during the Korean War, has died at age 97.
Ralph Puckett Jr., a retired Army colonel and Georgia native who was wounded leading a company of outnumbered Army Rangers in battle during the Korean War, has died at age 97.
President Biden lauded Puckett for his 'extraordinary heroism and selflessness above and beyond the call of duty' while presenting him with the honor in 2021.
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