Puckett apparently asked "Why all the fuss? Can't they just mail it to me?" (Medal of Honor)

[Nevilledog]

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Biden gives his first Medal of Honor as president to Korean War hero Col. Ralph Puckett, a retired Army Ranger.

Puckett apparently asked “Why all the fuss? Can’t they just mail it to me?”

[soothsayer]

1. Aww he's cute

[rzemanfl]

2. He apparently hasn't heard about DeJoy....n/t

[Nevilledog]

3. Would have ended up being awarded posthumously.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

4. Mailed? He must have a sense of humor. Even as a retiree, he participates in military ceremonies.

Graduations at Ranger School, promotions, military classroom trainer, he "gets" the pomp. Nobody gets a Medal of Honor without a ceremony, not even if it's posthumous.

Edited to remove a wisecrack about mail and DeJoy, already addressed in previous posts.

[Treefrog]

5. Why did it take so long for him to receive this?

I'm not familiar with the story.