Capitol Lens | Honor guard

(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

By Tom Williams

Posted April 29, 2024 at 3:47pm

The cremated remains of Army Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., who died April 8 at the age of 97 in Columbus, Ga., and was the last living Korean War Medal of Honor recipient, are carried into the Capitol Rotunda on Monday to lie in honor.

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