Latest "Hershel "Woody" Williams" stories

The heroic military veterans we lost in 2022

The long list of heroes who died in 2022 includes a legendary Army Ranger, a Code Talker, a Tuskegee Airman and more.

By Staff

9 months ago

Date set to honor WWII Medal of Honor recipient at US Capitol

Hershel W. “Woody” Williams will lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday.

15 months ago

Should WWII’s last Medal of Honor recipient get a state funeral?

Hershel “Woody” Williams, awarded the nation's highest combat honor in 1945, passed away Wednesday.

By Leo Shane III

15 months ago

Iwo Jima hero, 96, sees US warship commissioned in his honor

A 96-year-old war hero looked on as military officials commissioned a U.S. Navy warship in honor of the veteran, the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Battle of Iwo Jima.

4 years ago

New West Virginia military operations center named for WWII Medal of Honor recipient

Officials at the Charleston, West Virginia, airport have unveiled a new armed forces operations center named after the state's last surviving Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient from World War II.

4 years ago

West Virginia VA medical center renamed to honor Medal of Honor recipient

A Veterans Affairs Medical Center in West Virginia has changed its name to honor a 95-year-old veteran.

5 years ago

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