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Updated May 21 Retired Army officer receives Medal of Honor for valor in combat Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., 94, is honored for his actions while leading his soldiers through a fierce attack in 1950 during the Korean War. By Dan LamotheThe Washington Post Share President Joe Biden speaks with retired U.S. Army Col. Ralph Puckett after he was presented the Medal of Honor, in the East Room of the White House, Friday, May 21, in Washington. AP Photo/Alex Brandon WASHINGTON — A retired Army officer became one of the most decorated soldiers in U.S. military history on Friday, receiving the Medal o...

Army Ranger Legend to Receive Medal of Honor at 94 Gen. Ralph Puckett Jr visits U.S. Army Rangers who are competing in the 2021 Best Ranger Competition on Fort Benning, Georgia, April 16, 2021. (U.S. Army/Sgt. Kelson Brooks) 3 May 2021 Seven decades ago, Army 1st Lt. Ralph Puckett knew his outnumbered Ranger Company had to defend a hill in northern Korea against hundreds of determined Chinese infantry. In below-freezing temperatures, Puckett led the men of the 8th Ranger Company to repel five enemy assaults against their perimeter on Hill 205. He was wounded three times but still managed to c...

More than 70 years later, Puckett, 94, will receive the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for valor in combat, for his actions.

Retired Ranger Col. Ralph Puckett, 94, to receive Medal of Honor for Korean War battle 4 hours ago Retired U.S. Army Col. Ralph Puckett stands alongside troops as they prepare to start a foot march during the 2021 David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition on Fort Benning, Ga., April 16. (Sgt. Henry Villarama/Army) Retired Army Col. Ralph Puckett was a young lieutenant when he led 51 Rangers and nine Korean soldiers across 800 yards of frozen rice paddies to seize and hold a key hill overlooking the Chongchon River in what is now North Korea. They lost four Rangers and one Korean in th...

By DAN LAMOTHE | The Washington Post | Published: April 30, 2021 WASHINGTON — Shivering in freezing temperatures, about 50 U.S. soldiers braced for the worst. Hundreds of Chinese soldiers were about to launch a series of bloody attacks on the hill the Americans had just taken under fire, and no reinforcements were within a mile. The clash that then-1st Lt. Ralph Puckett and his soldiers experienced that night on "Hill 205" came at the outset of the Battle of the Chongchon River, a pivotal moment in which senior U.S. commanders were surprised by China's full-scale entry into the Korean War...