Retired Ranger to receive Medal of Honor for Korean battle
By Devon Suits, Army News ServiceMay 19, 2021
WASHINGTON -- A retired officer who led fellow Rangers and Korean Augmentation to the United States Army soldiers across frozen terrain under enemy fire to seize and defend Hill 205 in the vicinity of Unsan, Korea, will receive the Medal of Honor.
The White House announced Wednesday that retired Col. Ralph Puckett Jr. went above and beyond the call of duty as the Eighth Army Ranger Company’s commanding officer during a multiday operation that started on Nov. 25, 1950.
Accompanied by his family, Puckett is slated to receive the highest military honor for valor in action during a White House ceremony on Friday.
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