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.
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.
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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.