FILE - President Joe Biden presents the Medal of Honor to retired U.S. Army Col. Ralph Puckett, in the East Room of the White House, Friday, May 21, 2021, in Washington. Puckett, 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, died peacefully Monday, April 8, 2024, at his home in Columbus, Ga., according to the Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, which is handling funeral arrangements. He was 97. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
FILE - Retired U.S. Army Col. Ralph Puckett listens to President Joe Biden speak during a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Friday, May 21, 2021, in Washington. Puckett, 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, died peacefully Monday, April 8, 2024, at his home in Columbus, Ga., according to the Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, which is handling funeral arrangements. He was 97. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)