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JohnSJ

(92,219 posts)
Fri May 21, 2021, 02:35 PM May 2021

Don't know who may have seen President Biden award the Korean War veteran the Medal of Honor

today, but it was a very moving ceremony.

After the ceremony, the President asked for the veteran's family to come up

The President, VP, and Secretary of Defense were there, and were personally speaking with the veteran, and you could the gratitude and warm acknowledgments between everyone

As I said, it was quite moving

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/21/joe-biden-live-updates/


https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=&w=916

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Don't know who may have seen President Biden award the Korean War veteran the Medal of Honor (Original Post) JohnSJ May 2021 OP
How can anyone Diamond_Dog May 2021 #1
No kidding, and that doesn't even include a lifetime of scamming people, 6 bankruptcies, and JohnSJ May 2021 #2
Many of them are hateful like him JI7 May 2021 #7
Spot on 3auld6phart May 2021 #10
i was watching my late father..same age, same war..I was crying ike a baby samnsara May 2021 #3
I noticed no masks. moondust May 2021 #4
Such a beautiful picture JI7 May 2021 #5
The veteran looks so proud mcar May 2021 #6
I read a separate article about Col. Puckett, the MOH honoree. Prof. Toru Tanaka May 2021 #8
4 months has gone by WA-03 Democrat May 2021 #9
*HERE'S THE CLIP: * IcyPeas May 2021 #11
Biden also mentioned that during his service senseandsensibility May 2021 #12
Don't know who may have seen President Biden award the Korean War veteran the Medal of Honor FelineOverlord May 2021 #13

Diamond_Dog

(32,006 posts)
1. How can anyone
Fri May 21, 2021, 02:39 PM
May 2021

Prefer that hateful orange Shitstain over a decent and compassionate man like Biden? I’ll never understand it as long as I live.

JohnSJ

(92,219 posts)
2. No kidding, and that doesn't even include a lifetime of scamming people, 6 bankruptcies, and
Fri May 21, 2021, 02:42 PM
May 2021

multiple ways to cheat and con people, and our government out of money


moondust

(19,993 posts)
4. I noticed no masks.
Fri May 21, 2021, 02:54 PM
May 2021

It's been a long time.

Also, South Korean President Moon Jae-in was there (front row) and spoke though I didn't see that part.

Prof. Toru Tanaka

(1,967 posts)
8. I read a separate article about Col. Puckett, the MOH honoree.
Fri May 21, 2021, 03:05 PM
May 2021

His first reaction was "why all the fuss?". He said he would have have been fine if they had just mailed him the award.

Very nice that they had his family join him for the ceremony. The President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in was in attendance and thanked Col. Puckett and other Korean War veterans.

Colonel Ralph Puckett. U.S. Army Ranger and Medal of Honor recipient.

WA-03 Democrat

(3,050 posts)
9. 4 months has gone by
Fri May 21, 2021, 03:11 PM
May 2021

First this man is hero and everyone in the picture looks really happy. Honor is back in the White House. This is political shock. Rather meeting with Kim Jong-un on the enemy's turf we have our Korean allies in during a veteran's MOH for the war we fought for South Korea. We fought for capitalism and democracy. The 2 geographically small countries of South Korea and Taiwan are responsible for 80% of the entire world's semiconductors production. The Biden Administration is a tight machine working double time and getting great results.

senseandsensibility

(17,066 posts)
12. Biden also mentioned that during his service
Fri May 21, 2021, 03:36 PM
May 2021

the Army Rangers had been recently integrated and Col. Puckett purposely chose minority soldiers for his unit. The entire ceremony, including the speech by the Korean Prime Minister, was moving. I did feel a little worried when the medal recipient had trouble standing for so long at the end but he endured, and a younger female soldier came up to hold his arm.

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