July 14, 2022

WWII Medal of Honor recipient’s state funeral happened with the help of a young girl from Dallas


DALLAS — That fact that Hershel “Woody” Williams received the honor to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol rotunda is remarkable in and of itself.

On Thursday, he became the first enlisted U.S. serviceman ever to be given that honor. But how it happened is its own remarkable story too.

Read and watch the full story HERE.

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