Monday, May 24, 2021

'An Honor Long Overdue:' After 70 Years, Ranger Legend Ralph Puckett Receives Medal of Honor

Via Kirk "Puckett needs to head to Florida so the real President can award him the MOH not a fraud!"

ralph puckett army ranger medal of honor

Puckett had a 22-year career that included a second Distinguished Service Cross and two Silver Stars in Vietnam. He earned five Purple Hearts across the two wars, as well as two Bronze Stars with "V" device for valor. He retired as a colonel in 1971. He is an "honorary colonel" for the 75th Ranger Regiment and is a frequent speaker for the Army. He regularly meets with Rangers at Fort Benning, Georgia.

                                Ralph Puckett medal of honor Best Ranger event

Retired Col. Ralph Puckett Jr. attends the 2021 Best Ranger event.

Retired Army Col. Ralph Puckett waited more than 70 years to receive the nation's highest award for combat valor. And when he got word that he'd be presented with the Medal of Honor, he questioned why the White House would go to all the trouble of presenting it to him.

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3 comments:

  1. 70 years. Some bs that is. God bless him. I had a friend/neighbor who had 5 Bronze stars from Vietnam. Army Special Forces Vet. The citations were framed and on a wall in his living room. Floyd was an lifetime long distance trucker. Loved his beer. He was about 5'8" x 5'8" and always mooching something, but a barrel of laughs. Agent orange finally got him.

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    1. Agent orange finally got him.


      Sorry and I've been lucky as it's been a total of 47 years so far.

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  2. "Puckett needs to head to Florida so the real President can award him the MOH not a fraud!" AMEN, TO THAT STATEMENT!

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